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

得克萨斯州卫生服务部 FDA FERN合作协议计划 RFA-FD-15 - 019 联邦援助目录号码：93.103 项目摘要： 德克萨斯州卫生服务部（DSH）有一个设备齐全的实验室， 雇用超过12名分析师和4名团队负责人进行数据审查，并有能力 应对食品相关紧急情况。德克萨斯州收获了许多种类的海鲜和出口 这些产品遍布美国。此外，德克萨斯州的农业生产广泛 一系列肉类、蔬菜和谷物产品。我们与墨西哥的共同边界提供了一个简单的 农产品进口的渠道，包括法律的和非法的。这份冗长的分享 边境也可能为意图实施恐怖主义行为的人提供便利。 目前，DSHS实验室有监测计划，以监测绞肉和 即食肉制品、牛奶厂和奶牛场产品、海鲜产品和海湾水 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，从而提高食品和食品产品的整体安全性 从德克萨斯州进口和出口。加强监测可以帮助早期 我们的食品供应中可能存在故意污染 该项目的目标是： 1.提高分析能力和专门知识（包括方法开发和 在发生食品疫情或其他大规模食品紧急事件时， 需要对涉及的食品样品进行浪涌容量测试。 2.通过使用标准化的方法实现标准化的分析结果， 设备平台（通过本合作协议供资）分析仪器， 电子报告。 这项提议包括为以下活动供资： 1.分析人员， 2.食品检测用品和设备，以及 3.培训和面对面会议差旅。

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.