Discipline A: Microbiology, Analytical Track 2: Human Food Product Testing

项目摘要/摘要-微生物学： 分析跟踪#2：人类食品产品测试： 国家卫生实验室（SHL）对该项目的参与有助于实现 通过促进基于风险和预防为重点的食品安全体系，FDA和SHL的 爱荷华州合作伙伴（爱荷华州检察和上诉部和爱荷华州公共事务部 健康可以利用。此外，所产生的测试结果可用于将掺假食品从商业中剔除 并协助监管检查计划进行调查。 该项目的具体目标如下： ·通过测试200个新鲜农产品样品，参与大型单一商品/危险对分析， 多种病原体：沙门氏菌、志贺毒素大肠杆菌（STEC）和环孢菌（其中只有40种 测试环孢菌属的样品）。 ·检测FDA和SHL感兴趣的另外两种最近导致疫情爆发的商品; 25个即食谷物用于沙门氏菌，25个什锦预切瓜用于沙门氏菌，STEC和李斯特菌 物种 ·参与FDA要求的演习，以支持和保持准备状态。 ·参加国家特别安全事件演习，如果可以的话。 ·参与与可疑或可信的食品供应威胁相关的测试， 根据FDA的要求，怀疑存在微生物剂。 该项目的成功完成将有助于FDA加强其全国一体化的食品安全体系 并将加强努力，检测，预防和尽量减少食源性暴露，并最终减少 食源性疾病该项目也将有利于SHL提高其测试能力和能力 大量生产的各种病原体，教额外的工作人员这些方法（特别是 环孢霉属），继续与爱荷华州检验和上诉部就样品进行各种程序 收集和监管链，这在疫情爆发期间至关重要。任何发现的病原体也将 通过全基因组测序进行DNA指纹分析，IDPH在全州范围内利用这些数据， FDA的快速爆发检测和来源识别，以减少食源性疾病。

Project Summary/Abstract - Microbiology: Analytical Track #2 : Human Food Product Testing: The State Hygienic Laboratory’s (SHL) participation in this project contributes to the overall objective of the grant by contributing to a risk-based and prevention focused food safety system that both FDA and SHL’s State of Iowa partners (Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals and the Iowa Department of Public Health) can utilize. In addition, test results generated can be used to remove adulterated food from commerce and aide regulatory inspection programs in conducting investigations. The specific aims of this project are as follows: • Participate in the large single commodity/hazard pair analysis by testing 200 fresh produce samples for multiple pathogens: Salmonella, Shiga-toxin Escherichia coli (STEC) and Cyclospora (only 40 of these samples tested for Cyclospora). • Test two other commodities of interest to both FDA and SHL that have contributed to outbreaks recently; 25 ready to eat cereal for Salmonella and 25 assorted precut melons for Salmonella, STEC, and Listeria species • Participate in FDA-requested exercises to support and maintain readiness. • Participate in national special security event exercises, as available. • Participate in testing associated with suspected or credible threats to the food supply where a microbiological agent is suspected, as requested by FDA. Successful completion of this project will help the FDA enhance its nationally integrated food safety system and will strengthen its efforts to detect, prevent, and minimize foodborne exposures and ultimately reduce foodborne illness. This project will also be beneficial to SHL to improve its capability and capacity for testing large volumes of produce for a variety of pathogens, teach additional staff members these methods (especially Cyclospora), continue to work various processes with Iowa Department of Inspection and Appeals on sample collection and chain of custody which is crucial during outbreaks. Any pathogens that are found will also be DNA fingerprinted by whole genome sequencing and this data utilized statewide by IDPH and nationally by FDA for rapid outbreak detection and source identification to reduce foodborne illness.