Promoting a Nationally Integrated Food Safety System in Tennessee by Achieving and Maintaining ISO/IEC 17025:2005 Laboratory Accreditation

通过实现和维持 ISO/IEC 17025:2005 实验室认证，促进田纳西州建立全国一体化食品安全体系

• 批准号: 9098341
• 负责人: Jim McGuire
• 金额: $ 29.4万
• 依托单位: TN STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-09-10 至 2020-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9098341
• 关键词: Promoting; Nationally; Integrated; Food; Safety

Funding Opportunity – ISO/IEC 17025:2005 Accreditation for State Food Testing Laboratories (U18) Competition A Applicant: State of Tennessee, Department of Agriculture, Consumer & Industry Services Division PHS 398 Research Plan Project Summary The CIS Technical Serves Laboratory (TSL) functions as the primary regulatory food testing laboratory in Tennessee and would be the focus of this project. TSL provides food testing services for the Food Safety Section, which includes both Manufactured and Retail Food Safety Programs. The two primary sections that service the food regulatory programs are the Food Microbiology Section and the Residue Section (Food and Environmental) and these are the two sections under the scope of this project. The specific aims for the TSL through this Cooperative Agreement Program (CAP) are to better protect public health by strengthening the CIS program in three critical areas. First, an Assistant Quality Assurance Manager and a Level II Chemist position will be added to the existing work force to ensure adequate staffing is available to accomplish project goals and fully participate in CAP activities. A project manager position will also be added to coordinate with TSL staff; making sure progress goals are achieved, reporting deadlines are met, and organizing on-site visits, conference calls, and audits. Second, TSL will seek ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accreditation through an approved accrediting body to ensure that accurate, reliable, and defensible test data are consistently available and build confidence in the analytical capacities of this laboratory for collaborating agencies. Finally, the TSL intends to expand the scope of its analytical capabilities by leveraging funding to acquire new equipment and achieve accreditation for additional testing methods. The end result will better equip TSL to participate in cooperative efforts at both local and national levels to proactively reduce food safety risks to public health, and better respond to outbreaks or hazards when they do occur.

资助机会-ISO/IEC 17025：2005国家食品检测认证 实验室（U18）竞赛A 申请人：田纳西州，农业，消费者和工业部 事务司 PHS 398研究计划 项目摘要 CIS技术服务实验室（TSL）是主要的监管食品检测机构。 在田纳西州的实验室，将是这个项目的重点。TSL提供食品检测 为食品安全科提供服务，包括制成品和零售食品安全 程序.服务于食品监管计划的两个主要部门是食品 微生物组和残余物组（食物及环境），这是两个 本项目范围内的部分。TSL通过该合作社的具体目标 协议计划（CAP）旨在通过加强CIS计划更好地保护公众健康 在三个关键领域。首先，一名助理质量保证经理和一名二级化验师 将在现有工作队伍中增加一个职位，以确保有足够的工作人员， 完成项目目标，全面参与CAP活动。项目经理职位将 还可以与TSL员工协调;确保实现进度目标，报告 在最后期限内完成，并组织现场访问、电话会议和审计。其次，TSL将 通过经批准的认证机构寻求ISO/IEC 17025：2005认证，以确保 准确、可靠和可辩护的测试数据始终可用，并建立对 该实验室为合作机构提供的分析能力。最后，TSL打算 通过利用资金购买新设备，扩大其分析能力范围 并获得其他测试方法的认证。最终结果将更好地装备TSL， 参与地方和国家层面的合作努力，积极主动地减少粮食消耗， 安全风险，并在疫情或危险发生时更好地应对。