FERN Microbiological Cooperative Agreement Program in Texas

FDA蕨类微生物合作协议项目 RFA-FD-12-018 联邦援助号码目录：93.448 摘要 德克萨斯州对食品进行分析，既是为了监管目的，也是为了确保食品安全 供公众消费。此外，对食物和环境样本的分析包括 为应对食源性疾病暴发而实施的。这笔赠款将有助于加强我们的 国家对安全食品供应的承诺和提高DSHS的应对能力 对国家粮食供应的生物威胁。作为赠款接受者，德克萨斯州将使用 FDA为利用已经做好的基础工作和增加食品检测提供资金 容量。这项基础工作包括在FDA快速反应中加入数字安全体系 团队和疾病控制中心(CDC)实验室反应网络 (LRN)。得克萨斯州处于得天独厚的地位发展大规模食品紧急事件激增 利用现有的十个公共卫生实验室网络，这十个公共卫生实验室 位于该州公共卫生地区的战略位置。实验室使用标准化的 为食品检测开发的方法，可以使用标准化的设备平台 并具有电子实验室报告的能力。Dshs实验室目前 参与FDA和FERN的能力测试。我们有广泛的品质 管理系统已经到位，并正在探索获得国际标准化组织17025认证。 实验室在食品检测的方法开发和验证方面有经验 协议。随着方法的开发和验证，DSHS实验室还可以 扩大国家的食品检测能力培训我们的LRN合作伙伴 那些方法。该实验室目前拥有具有丰富实时专业知识的工作人员 聚合酶链式反应、病原体分析、免疫磁分离、ELFA和ELISA技术 用于食品和环境样品。总之，这项赠款申请的目标是 加强与FDA和FERN的合作。如果获得这笔奖金，德克萨斯州 将欢迎FDA和弗恩提供实质性参与的机会 在执行这项合作协议方面。这笔赠款将促进可靠的 食品和食品的快速实验室分析能力 病原微生物或细菌毒素的检测和鉴定。这 测试将支持在浪涌情况下增强蕨类，并监测 食物样本。

FDA FERN Microbiological Cooperative Agreement Program RFA-FD-12-018 Catalog of Federal Assistance Number: 93.448 Abstract Texas performs analysis of foods both for regulatory purposes and to insure safe food for public consumption. In addition, analysis of foods and environmental samples are performed in response to foodborne outbreaks. This grant would serve to strengthen our state's commitment to a safe food supply and improve the ability of DSHS to respond to a biological threat to the nation's food supply. As a grant recipient, Texas would use the FDA funding to leverage the groundwork already done and increase food testing capacity. This groundwork includes the DSHS membership in the FDA Rapid Response Teams and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Laboratory Response Network (LRN). Texas is in a unique position to develop large-scale food emergency event surge capacity using the existing network of ten public health laboratories, which are strategically placed in the state's public health regions. The laboratory uses standardized methods developed for food testing, has access to standardized equipment platforms and has the capacity for electronic laboratory reporting. The DSHS laboratory currently participates in FDA and FERN proficiency testing. We have extensive quality management systems in place, and are exploring obtaining ISO 17025 accreditation. The laboratory has experience in method development and validation of food testing protocols. As methods are developed and validated, the DSHS laboratory could also expand the state's capacity for food testing training our LRN partners in performance of those methods. The laboratory currently has staff with extensive expertise in real time PCR, analysis of pathogens, immunomagnetic separation, ELFA and ELISA techniques for food and environmental samples. In conclusion, the goal of this grant application is to improve DSHS collaborations with the FDA and FERN. If awarded this grant, Texas would welcome the opportunity to have substantive involvement by the FDA and FERN in the implementation of this cooperative agreement. The grant would promote reliable capability and capacity for the laboratory analysis of food and food products by the rapid detection and identification of pathogenic microorganisms or bacterial toxins. This testing would support enhancement of the FERN in surge situations and surveillance of food samples.