Hawaii's FERN Microbiology Laboratory's Role in Keeping Human Food Products Safe

夏威夷州立卫生局 国家实验室分部 实验室准备和反应处 生物反应科 实验室灵活资助模式(LFFM) FOA：PAR-20-105 2020年9月-2021年8月 项目名称：夏威夷蕨类微生物实验室在保障人类食品安全方面的作用 疾病控制和预防中心(CDC)估计，每年有4800万人因 食源性疾病中，有12.8万人住院，3000人死亡。夏威夷独特的种族和种族多样性，移民 人口及其地理位置使其成为独特的公共卫生管辖区。我们离地球很远 美国大陆，距离邻近的美国附属太平洋群岛最近的州 (USAPI)增加了这种复杂性。此外，夏威夷85%的食品供应是进口的。 拟议项目的总体目标是提高和加强能力和能力 夏威夷蕨类微生物实验室在保证人类食品安全方面的作用。为了实现这一目标， 我们正在为学科A，分析轨道1：食品防御，分析轨道2：人类食品申请资金 测试，分析轨道5：微生物学能力/能力发展--环孢菌科和学科D：特殊 项目：ORAPP集成。通过参与食品防御项目，HI蕨类微生物实验室 旨在准备和应对可能存在的对食品的故意微生物污染，不仅是在 夏威夷只是为了在全国范围内充当增压实验室。其次，通过参与人类食品检测， Hi愿意为国家食品检测监督计划做出贡献，目的是消除潜在的 消费者无法接触到受污染的食品，并协助检查和调查。第三，我们 想要发展我们的环孢子菌检测能力。与人类有关的浆果 美国的囊孢子虫病被HI列为2016年夏威夷十大进口农产品之一 农业部。通过开发此功能，测试可以在州内完成，而不需要发送 到最近的FDA办公室，乘飞机五个小时路程。最后，ORAPP整合资金将使我们能够 及时无缝地向FDA提交违规和监控报告。

Hawaii State Department of Health State Laboratories Division Laboratory Preparedness and Response Branch Biological Response Section Laboratory Flexible Funding Model (LFFM) FOA: PAR-20-105 September 2020 - August 2021 Project Title: Hawaii' FERN Microbiology Laboratory's Role in Keeping Human Food Products Safe The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that each year 48 million people get sick from foodborne illness, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die. Hawai'i's unique ethnic and racial diversity, immigrant population, as well as its geographic location makes a unique public health jurisdiction. Our remoteness to the continental United States and the closest US state to the neighboring United States Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI) adds to this complexity. Furthermore, eighty five percent of food supply in Hawaii is imported. The overarching objective of the proposed projects is to enhance and strengthen the capacity and capabilities of Hawaii's FERN Microbiology laboratory in keeping human food products safe. To accomplish this objective, we are requesting funding for Discipline A, Analytical Track 1: Food Defense, Analytical Track 2: Human Food testing, Analytical Track 5: Microbiology Capacity/Capability development – Cyclospora and Discipline D: Special Project: ORAPP Integration. By participating in the food defense project, the HI FERN Microbiology laboratory aims to prepare and respond to possible intentional microbiological contamination of food products not only in Hawaii but to serve as a surge laboratory on a national scale. Secondly, by participating in Human Food testing, HI would like to contribute to the national food testing surveillance program with the aim of removing potentially contaminated food products out of reach by consumers and aid in inspections and investigations. Thirdly, we would like to develop our capability for Cyclospora testing. Berries which has been implicated in human cylcosporiasis in the US was listed on the 2016 top 10 imported agricultural commodities to Hawaii by the HI Department of Agriculture. By developing this capability, testing can be done in-state without the need to send to the nearest FDA Office which is five hours away by air. Lastly, ORAPP integration funding will allow us to seamlessly submit violative and surveillance reports to the FDA in a timely manner.