FDA FERN Microbiological Cooperative Agreement Program: Enhanced Food Safety and

FDA蕨类微生物合作协议计划：加强食品安全 和安全测试计划 摘要：作为通过第一个三年期MCAP提供的资金支持的直接结果 科罗拉多州实验室为加强我们的食品检测奠定了坚实的基础 能力。在颁奖间隔开始时放置的仪器已部署 立刻。其他重要的工具是在 协议的第二个年头。通过培训和能力测试科罗拉多实验室 工作人员开发了必要的能力，以补充先前存在的诊断微生物学 技能。适当指定关键人员参与该计划，可确保 有能力在发生食品暴发或其他大规模事件时提供有针对性的样本分析 食品紧急事件需要对受影响的食品样本进行激增能力测试。我们的 检测结果的报告现在得到了改进，以满足FDA的标准，并且电子报告是 根据要求可供使用。通过合作应对当地食源性疫情， 我们与FDA地区实验室建立了明确的工作关系。这 关系导致更多的数据共享和更协调的疫情应对 调查。有能力进行食品和食品检测的工作人员数量 环境样本继续扩大，广泛的交叉培训包括经典 微生物学方法和先进的分子诊断技术。使用指定的 协议提供了分析结果的一致性，如通过以下结果所证明的 到目前为止，通过该计划进行的熟练程度测试和现场作业都是如此。它的价值 由科罗拉多实验室通过第一个获奖间隔创造的是一个高度 一群技术娴熟的关键人员，他们可以通过各种定义的方法来应对 在监控、疫情响应或激增能力下提供严格的测试。A续 在下一次颁奖期间，投资将提供更大的回报。

FDA FERN Microbiological Cooperative Agreement Program: Enhanced Food Safety and Security Testing Program Abstract: As a direct result of the funding support provided through the first three-year MCAP award, the Colorado laboratory established solid foundations for enhancing our food testing capabilities. Instrumentation placed at the outset of the award interval was deployed immediately. Other crucial instruments were purchased or brought to active status during the second year of the agreement. Through training and proficiency testing Colorado laboratory staff developed the necessary abilities that complemented pre-existing diagnostic microbiology skills. The appropriate designation of key personnel to participate in this program ensures the ability to provide targeted sample analyses in the event of food outbreaks or other large-scale food emergency events requiring surge capacity testing of implicated food samples. Our reporting of test findings is now refined to meet FDA standards and electronic reporting is available for use as requested. Through cooperative responses to local foodborne outbreaks, we established a well-defined working relationship with the regional FDA laboratory. This relationship results in increased data sharing and more coordinated response to outbreak investigations. The number of staff with proficiency to perform testing for both food and environmental samples continues to expand, with extensive cross-training that includes classic microbiological methods and advanced molecular diagnostic technology. Use of designated protocols provides consistency of analytical findings as demonstrated through the outcomes of both proficiency tests and live assignments undertaken through the program to date. The value created by the Colorado laboratory through the first award interval is the creation of a highly skilled group of key personnel who can respond with a wide variety of defined methods to provide rigorous testing under surveillance, outbreak response, or surge capacity. A continued investment will provide even greater returns during the next award interval.