Wadsworth Center's Chemical Testing for Food Defense and Capability Development (Discipline B: Chemistry, Analytical Track 1)

项目概要-食品防御 沃兹沃斯中心（WC）的环境健康科学部（DEHS）是主要的公众 纽约州卫生实验室，用于分析环境样品和临床 标本，它是化学品泄漏，核事故和恐怖主义相关的主要反应实验室 州内的事件。卫生组织的卫生和人口司参加了粮食紧急反应网络。 该计划自成立以来一直在国家一级实施，并已发展了大量的应急能力， 根据FERN合作协议监测食品供应的化学和放射性污染 与联邦机构USDA-FSIS和FDA共同开展CAP项目。 WC的DEHS提议参与FDA资助的2020-2025实验室灵活资助 学科B化学模型（LFFM）-轨道1 -食品防御提供以下分析服务：（1） 参与FDA要求的食品监督活动和/或年度演习，如FERN PT，以支持 并保持准备状态;（2）参加国家特别安全活动（NSSE），包括政治会议， （3）保持准备，以迅速应对可疑或 已确认的涉及人类或动物食品的故意污染事件，即，确保实验室分析人员 他们的培训和能力，所有仪器都处于工作状态，以及必要的试剂和用品 （4）参与与食品供应的可疑或可信威胁有关的测试， 根据FDA的要求，怀疑有化学制剂;以及（5）参与FERN区域和FERN范围内的活动 电话会议和活动。WC的科学家还将开发和改进分析方法（i）， 向联邦机构提供食品防御测试和质量结果，以及（ii）增强应急能力 和浪涌能力，并在现场激活事件期间按照FDA指南应用技术能力。我们 我们还计划将我们的ISO-17025认证扩展到包括我们的食品化学方法。

PROJECT SUMMARY - Food Defense The Division of Environmental Health Sciences (DEHS) of the Wadsworth Center (WC) is the principal public health laboratory of New York State for the analysis of toxic chemicals in environmental samples and clinical specimens, and it is the primary response laboratory for chemical spills, nuclear accidents and terrorism-related incidents in the state. The DEHS of the WC has participated in the Food Emergency Response Network (FERN) program at the national level since its inception and has developed substantial emergency capability for monitoring of chemical and radioactive contamination of food supplies under a FERN cooperative agreement program (CAP) with both Federal Agency USDA-FSIS and FDA. The DEHS of the WC is proposing to participate in the FDA funded 2020-2025 Laboratory Flexible Funding Model (LFFM) in Discipline B Chemistry - Track 1 - Food Defense to provide following analytical services: (1) participation in FDA-requested food surveillance activities and/or annual exercises such as FERN PTs to support and maintain readiness; (2) participation in national special security event (NSSE) including political conventions, large sporting events, and inaugural events; (3) maintain preparedness to respond rapidly to a suspected or confirmed intentional contamination event involving human or animal food, i.e., ensuring bench analysts maintain their training and competency, all instrumentation is in working order, and the necessary reagents and supplies are available; (4) participation in testing associated with suspected or credible threats to the food supply where a chemical agent is suspected, as requested by FDA; and (5) participation in FERN regional and FERN wide conference calls and activities. Scientists at the WC will also develop and improve analytical methods (i) to provide food defense testing and quality results to the federal agencies, and (ii) to enhance emergency capability and surge capacity and apply technical capabilities during a live activation event following FDA guidance. We also plan to extend our ISO-17025 accreditation to include our food chemistry methods.