Enhancing Food Testing Capabilities at the WVDA through Discipline D: Special Projects; Analytical Track 1: Sample Collection

学科D的项目总结，分析轨道1：样品采集 合作协议PAR-20-105：实验室灵活资助模式 提高国家人类和动物食品检测实验室的能力， 支持综合食品安全体系。具体而言，通过在以下领域进行抽样测试， 微生物学和化学以及发展特别项目， 扩大这个测试。该项目将加强和改善监测合作， FDA与我们的州和地方实验室合作伙伴之间的测试活动将继续进行， 建立全国统一的实验室科学体系。 西弗吉尼亚州农业部（WVDA）是主要的监管机构 动物食品监管计划标准（AFRPS）。WVDA还 已与美国食品加工监管计划标准（MFRPS）达成合作协议 是该州进行该项目测试的主要实验室。的 实验室希望提高他们的能力和能力，这两个计划在这两个 微生物学和化学通过FDA实验室灵活资助模式 合作协议监督项目。 样本将由WVDA监管官员收集，并由 WVDA实验室。双方将批准每年的抽样计划。目前 WVDA认可了18种微生物方法，其中三种沙门氏菌方法是 批准用于动物饲料。用于监督活动的任何方法都将遵循ISO 17025 包括能力验证和方法验证的指南。 根据WVDA目前建立的人员、设施、ISO 认证，持续参与监督活动，以及MFRPS和AFRPS WVDA致力于完成本协议的目标。这个项目 将加强在西弗吉尼亚州的监测工作，以支持一个综合的食品 安全体系，并加强与FDA的合作，建立一个全国性的综合 实验室科学系统

Project Summary for Discipline D, Analytical track 1: Sample Collection The cooperative agreement PAR-20-105: Laboratory Flexible Funding Model is intended to enhance the capacity and capabilities of state human and animal food testing laboratories in support of an integrated food safety system. Specifically, through sample testing in the areas of microbiology and chemistry and the development of special projects that would support and expand that testing. This project will strengthen and improve the collaboration of surveillance testing activities between the FDA and our state and local laboratory partners to continue building a nationally integrated laboratory science system. The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) is the primary regulatory agency and laboratory for the Animal Food Regulatory Program Standards (AFRPS). The WVDA also has the Manufactured Foods Regulatory Program Standards (MFRPS) cooperative agreement with the FDA and is the primary laboratory in the state conducting testing for the program. The laboratory desires to enhance their capacity and capabilities of both programs in both the Microbiology and Chemistry Disciplines through the FDA Laboratory Flexible Funding Model Cooperative Agreement surveillance project. Samples will be collected by the WVDA Regulatory Officers and will be analyzed by the WVDA Laboratory. Both parties will approve a sampling plan for each year. Currently, the WVDA is accredited for 18 microbiological methods with three of the Salmonella methods being approved for animal feed. Any methods used for surveillance activities will follow ISO 17025 guidelines including proficiency testing and method validations. With the current established framework at the WVDA of personnel, facilities, ISO accreditation, on-going involvement of surveillance activities, and MFRPS and AFRPS programs, the WVDA is committed to completing the objectives of this agreement. This project will enhance the surveillance efforts in West Virginia in order to support an integrated food safety system and enhance the collaboration with the FDA to build a nationally integrated laboratory science system.