Enhancing the Capacity and Capability of Human Food and Environmental Testing Laboratory at the Texas Department of State Health Services: Microbiology Human Food Product Testing

项目摘要 学科A微生物学，轨道2人类食品测试 德克萨斯州卫生服务部（DSHS）实验室服务部（LSS） 与食品和药物管理局（FDA），疾病控制中心和 预防中心（CDC）和国家监管机构DSHS消费者保护司（CPD）， 确保德克萨斯州的食品和食品安全。作为综合食品安全体系的一部分， LSS的目标是促进和改善食品检测监督，检查， 在德克萨斯州的调查。 在这笔拨款的资助下，LSS将与DSHS保持伙伴关系 CPD是德克萨斯州的国家制造食品监管机构。CPD将作为抽样 组织并制定LSS年度抽样计划，以测试约500个样本 在赠款的5年期间，每年为该项目提供资金。采样和测试矩阵可以 根据每年对相关商品和危害进行检测的需要，对这些标准进行调整。与 资金，LSS将保持和扩大其筛选和确认的能力和能力， 微生物，保持目前的ISO 17025认证，并扩大其范围，包括 小肠结肠炎耶尔森氏菌和克罗伊氏菌。 实验室将使用目前标准化的验证方法来检测各种食品病原体 检测和识别。目前的测试检测和识别沙门氏菌（200;每月测试#）， 李斯特菌（250株）、弯曲杆菌（75株）、E. coliO157：H7（100），Non-O157STECs（75）， 葡萄球菌肠毒素（50），以及其他使用BAX®实时PCR、VIDAS、API、VITEK 2 仪器等，培养方法遵循FDA细菌学分析手册。LSS 将继续遵循FDA关于适当采样和实验室数据记录的指南， 参加本项目下工作的年度能力测试（PT）。LSS会留下来 承诺遵守与FDA达成的20.88协议，并参与FDA要求的任务 通过参加会议和支持FERN的活动，保持FERN的活跃成员。 在这笔赠款的支持下，DSHS LSS和CPD将能够继续提供和 扩大食品安全监督，以确保德克萨斯州人类食品和食品的安全。

Project Summary Discipline A Microbiology, Track 2 Human Food Testing The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Laboratory Services Section (LSS) works in conjunction with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the state regulatory body, DSHS Consumer Protection Division (CPD), to ensure food and food products in Texas are safe. As a part of an integrated food safety system, the goals of the LSS are to facilitate and improve food testing surveillance, inspection, and investigation in the State of Texas. With the funding provided by this grant, LSS will maintain its partnership with the DSHS CPD, the State Manufactured Food Regulatory agency in Texas. CPD will act as the sampling organization and develop an annual sampling plan for the LSS to test approximately 500 samples per year for this project over the 5-year period of the grant. The sampling and testing matrices can be adjusted to address the needs to test relevant commodities and hazards each year. With the funds, LSS will maintain and expand its capability and capacity of screening and confirming microorganisms, maintain current ISO 17025 accreditations, and expand its scope to include Yersinia enterocolitica and Cronobacter species. The laboratory will use current standardized validated methods for various food pathogen detection and identification. Current tests detect and identify Salmonella (200; # tests per month), Listeria (250), Campylobacter (75), E. coli O157:H7 (100), Non-O157 STECs (75), Staphylococcal Enterotoxin (50), and others using BAX® Real-Time PCR, VIDAS, API, VITEK 2 instruments, etc. and culture methods following the FDA Bacteriological Analytical Manual. LSS will continue to follow FDA guidance for proper sampling and laboratory data documentation and participate in annual proficiency tests (PT) for work performed under this project. LSS will stay committed to its 20.88 agreement with the FDA and participate in FDA requested assignments and remain an active member of FERN by attending meetings and supporting FERN activities. With the support of this grant, DSHS LSS and CPD will be able to continue to provide and expand food safety surveillance to ensure the safety of human food and food products in Texas.