RI State Health Laboratories will enhance capabilities to identify microbiological contaminants in food and will continue active participation in FERN-directed emergency preparedness and response.

FDA蕨类微生物合作协议 -项目摘要 这项提议是为了延续先前与国际扶轮国家的合作协议。 健康实验室。我们已经接受了MCAP几个周期的资金，而且 自2009年以来一直如此。前几轮的资助使我们得以建立实验室基础设施， 包括传统培养/生化能力、分子检测和鉴定 仪器，以及训练有素的人员，极大地提高了我们快速表演的能力 食源性暴发病原体的微生物学鉴定。在这 应用程序，我们建议在这些成果的基础上，进一步提高我们的检测能力和 为了继续参与FDA指导的食品中病原体监测， 能力测试和方法验证研究。我们还将增加微生物检测 有能力向FDA提供更大的支持，以帮助该机构的食品 国防和粮食安全方面的努力。这也将加强实验室应对措施的准备。 涉及受污染(有意或无意)食物的本地食源性疫情 产品。我们将继续努力争取国际标准化组织17025认证，并期待 认证日期为2016年。

FDA FERN Microbiology Cooperative Agreement -Project Summary This proposal is for the continuation of the previous cooperative agreement with the RI State Health Laboratories. We have been the recipient of the MCAP funding for several cycles, and continually since 2009. Previous rounds of funding allowed us to build laboratory infrastructure, including traditional culture/biochemical capabilities, molecular detection and identification instrumentation, and trained personnel to greatly enhance our ability to perform rapid microbiological identification of pathogens implicated in food borne outbreaks. In this application, we propose to build on these gains and further enhance our detection capabilities and to continue our participation in the FDA-directed food surveillance for pathogens in food, proficiency testing and method validation studies. We will also increase microbiology testing capabilities and capacity to offer even greater support to the FDA to aid the agency's food defense and food security efforts. This will also enhance laboratory preparedness for responding to local foodborne outbreaks involving contaminated (intentionally or unintentionally) food products. We will continue our efforts towards ISO 17025 accreditation, with the anticipation accreditation date in 2016.