Department of State Health Services, Laboratory Services Section, approach to food testing for FERN.

德克萨斯州卫生服务部 FDA蕨类合作协议项目 RFA-FD-15-019 联邦援助号码目录：93.103 项目总结： 德克萨斯州卫生服务部(DSH)拥有一个设备齐全的实验室， 雇佣了超过12名分析师和4名团队负责人进行数据审查，并有能力 应对与食品有关的紧急情况。德克萨斯州收获了许多种类的海鲜并出口 这些产品遍布全美。此外，德克萨斯州的农业生产出了广泛的 一系列肉类、蔬菜和谷物产品。我们与墨西哥的共同边界为我们提供了一个容易的 这是一条进口农产品的合法和非法的大道。这份冗长的分享 边界也可以为意图实施恐怖主义行为的人提供便利的途径。 目前，DSHS实验室已经制定了监测计划，以监测绞肉和 可随时食用肉类产品、奶厂和奶制品、海鲜产品和湾水 生物有机体和其他有毒物质的存在。这笔赠款将改善 德克萨斯州的食品检测能力，从而提高了食品和食品的整体安全 从德克萨斯州进出口的货物。加强监控可能有助于更早地 检测到我们的食物供应可能被故意污染。 该项目的目标是： 1.增加分析能力和专门知识(包括方法开发和 验证)在食品暴发或其他大规模食品紧急事件的情况下 需要对涉案食品样本进行突增能力测试。 2.采用标准化方法实施标准化分析结果； 设备平台(通过本合作协议提供资金)分析工作表， 和电子报告。 这项提议包括为以下方面提供资金： 1.分析人员， 2.食品检测用品和设备；以及 3.出差参加培训和面对面会议。

Texas Department of State Health Services FDA FERN Cooperative Agreement Program RFA-FD-15-019 Catalog of Federal Assistance Number: 93.103 Project Summary: The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSH) has a well-equipped laboratory that employs over twelve analysts and four Team Leads for data review, and has the capability to respond to food related emergencies. Texas harvests many varieties of seafood and exports these products throughout the United States. In addition, Texas agriculture produces a wide array of meat, vegetable and grain products. Our common border with Mexico provides an easy avenue for the importation of agricultural products, both legal and illegal. This lengthy shared border could also provide easy access for person's intent on committing an act of terrorism. Currently, the DSHS laboratory has surveillance programs in place to monitor ground meat and ready to eat meat products, milk plant and dairy farm products, seafood products and bay water for the presence of biological organisms and other toxic substances. This grant would improve testing capabilities of food in Texas, thus enhancing the overall safety of food and food products imported to and exported from the state of Texas. Increased surveillance could aid in the earlier detection of a possible intentional contamination of our food supply. The goals of this project are: 1. Increased analytical capacity and expertise (including method development and validation) in the event of food outbreaks or other large-scale food emergency events requiring surge capacity testing of implicated food samples. 2. Implement standardized analytical results through the usage of standardized methods, equipment platforms (funded through this cooperative agreement) analytical worksheets, and electronic reporting. This proposal includes funding for: 1. Analytical staff, 2. supplies and equipment for food testing, and 3. travel for training and face to face meetings.