Texas Food Defense and Animal Food Product Testing for Microbiological, Chemical and Radiological Hazards, Genome Sequencing, and Special Project Tracks

摘要 德克萨斯州食品防务和动物性食品微生物、化学和食品检测 辐射危害、基因组测序和特殊项目跟踪 德克萨斯州化学家办公室(OTSC)由授权执行以下任务的州机构组成 管理动物性食品(德克萨斯州饲料和肥料控制服务(FFCS)和国际标准化组织17025：2017年 经认可的实验室(农业分析服务机构(AAS))，分析监管机构 食品和药物管理局和美国食品和药物管理局的FFC样本 农业。OTSC为5000家生产饲料的公司提供监管 在得克萨斯州、美国和国外的地点和2300万吨饲料的分配 在德克萨斯州。OTSC服务于大量的动物种群，包括大约900,000头奶牛，5 100万头可供饲养的牛、1260万头母牛和小牛、2100万只蛋鸡和1.15亿只肉鸡 以及1200万只猫狗，50万匹马，150万只绵羊和山羊。原子吸收光谱 实验室人员包括12名分析师，4名实验室值班人员，3名博士研究人员 科学家/首席化学家、一名实验室质量经理和一名实验室副主任。 该实验室被组织成四个专门研究微生物学的小组， 色质联用、元素分析和放射化学。FFCs监管 人员包括14名现场调查员、一名会计经理、 登记和标签，一名遵约协理主任和一名外地协理主任 行动。在这个项目中。OTSC将在以下领域加强食品防御能力 微生物学、化学和放射化学；扩大对微生物和 化学危害，扩大参与全基因组测序，开发和验证新的 方法和参与所有实验室灵活资助模式项目活动并满足 报告要求。作为该项目的成果，OTSC将扩大产能和 德克萨斯州动物性食品检测实验室支持综合食品安全的能力 食品防务、动物微生物学、化学和放射化学学科体系 食品微生物和化学产品检测，全基因组测序， 能力/能力发展和特殊项目跟踪

Abstract Texas Food Defense and Animal Food Product Testing for Microbiological, Chemical and Radiological Hazards, Genome Sequencing, and Special Project Tracks The Office of the Texas State Chemist (OTSC) is comprised of the state agency authorized to regulate animal food (Texas Feed and Fertilizer Control Service (FFCS) and an ISO 17025:2017 accredited laboratory (Agricultural Analytical Service (AAS)), which analyzes regulatory samples for FFCS, the Food and Drug Administration and the United States Department of Agriculture. OTSC provides regulatory oversight for 5000 firms that manufacture feed with locations in Texas, the United States (US) and abroad and distribution of 23 million tons of feed in Texas. OTSC serves a large animal population including approximately 900,000 dairy cows, 5 million cattle on feed, 12.6 million cows and calves, 21 million layers, and 115 million broilers along with 12 million dogs and cats, 500,000 equids, and 1.5 million sheep and goats. AAS laboratory personnel include 12 analysts, four laboratory attendants, three PhD research scientists/lead chemists, one laboratory quality manager and one laboratory associate director. The laboratory is organized into four teams that specialize in microbiology, chromatography/mass spectrometry, elemental analysis, and radiochemistry. FFCS regulatory personnel include 14 field investigators, a manager of accounting, operations manager for registration and labeling, an associate director of compliance and an associate director of field operations. In this project. OTSC will strengthen food defense capability in the areas of microbiology, chemistry, and radiochemistry; expand surveillance of microbiological and chemical hazards, expand involvement in whole genome sequencing, develop and validate new methods and participate in all laboratory flexible funding model program activities and meet reporting requirements. As an outcome of this project, OTSC will expanded capacity and capabilities of the Texas animal food testing laboratory in support of an integrated food safety system in the disciplines of microbiology, chemistry and radiochemistry in food defense, animal food microbiological and chemical product testing, whole genome sequencing, capability/capacity development, and special project tracks