Enhancing Food Testing Capabilities at the WVDA through Discipline B: Chemistry; Analytical Track 4: Chemistry Capability / Capacity Development

WVDA B.4.项目摘要 食物过敏原通常是食物中天然存在的蛋白质， 免疫反应。食物过敏原在世界各地的流行被认为是 随着时间的推移而增加。几乎所有食物都有可能引起过敏反应。 对它所含蛋白质敏感的人;然而，大多数过敏反应 来自甲壳类动物，鸡蛋，牛奶，花生，大豆，小麦，杏仁，巴西坚果，腰果， 椰子、榛子、澳洲坚果、松子、开心果、核桃和麸质。 西弗吉尼亚州农业部建议将过敏原测试添加到 WVDA化学实验室目前的测试能力。这将包括购买 使用XPonent 4.2仪器的MagPix系统进行分析。仪器 能够检测上面列出的所有最常见的食物过敏原。这将大大 增加西弗吉尼亚州的整体测试能力， 新技术加入到我们现有的剧目中。 为了扩大我们的这些能力，WVDA将遵守目前的WV 采购指南。WVDA的工作人员将专门编写标准操作程序， 订购供应品，进行培训，并通过熟练程度和 操作系统检查。在这一工作顺利完成后，WVDA将进行 一个内部练习，以确定可以测试的浪涌样本总数， 实验室人员在一周内使用新技术。

WVDA B.4. Project Summary Food allergens are typically naturally occurring proteins in foods that cause abnormal immune responses. The prevalence of food allergens around the world is believed to be increasing over time. Practically all foods have the capacity to cause an allergic reaction to a person who has become sensitive to the proteins it contains; however, most allergic reactions come from crustaceans, eggs, milk, peanuts, soy, wheat, almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, coconut, hazelnut, macadamia nuts, pine nuts, pistachios, walnuts, and gluten. The West Virginia Department of Agriculture is proposing to add allergen testing to the current testing capabilities of the WVDA Chemistry Laboratories. This will include the purchase of the MagPix System with XPonent 4.2 instrument to conduct the analysis. The instrument is capable of detecting all the most common food allergens listed above. This would significantly increase the overall testing capabilities for the state of West Virginia by adding a completely new technology to our current repertoire. In order to expand these our capabilities, the WVDA will comply with the current WV purchasing guidelines. WVDA staff will specifically aim to write standard operating procedures, order supplies, conduct training, and demonstrate competency through proficiency and operational system checks. After this has been successfully completed, the WVDA will conduct an internal exercise to determine the total number of surge samples that can be tested by one laboratorian in a week using the new technology.