# Chemistry Human Food Product Testing

> **NIH FDA U19** · MISSOURI STATE DEPT/ HEALTH & SENIOR SRV · 2020 · $206,007

## Abstract

Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services 
 State Public Health Laboratory 
 Project Abstract for FOA PAR-20-105 
 Laboratory Flexible Funding Model 
Discipline B (Chemistry): Track 2 Human Food Testing 
Purpose: 
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) State Public Health Laboratory 
(MSPHL) seeks FDA cooperative agreement funding opportunity to improve food testing 
surveillance programs through the chemical analysis of food products. The test results 
generated by these laboratories can be used to remove adulterated food from commerce and 
aide regulatory inspection programs in conducting investigations. 
The goals and outcomes of this cooperative agreement include the following: 
 1. The MSPHL will test for toxic metals analyses to ensure compliance with toxic element 
 action levels. 
 2. The MSPHL will perform allergen testing for spices for cross contamination. 
 3. The MSPHL, in support of state manufactured food regulatory programs (MFRPS), will 
 conduct analyses of targeted food samples. 
 4. The MSPHL and FDA capacity to protect the safety of the food supply will be increased 
 and public health will be further enhanced. 
 5. Increased sharing of laboratory results generated under the scope of laboratory 
 accreditation will promote earlier identification and regulatory response to adulterants 
 in the food supply. 
 6. This project will strengthen and improve the collaboration of surveillance testing 
 activities between the FDA, the Missouri MFRPS, and the MSPHL 
 7. Advancement of a nationally integrated food safety system. 
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## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10165156
- **Project number:** 1U19FD007096-01
- **Recipient organization:** MISSOURI STATE DEPT/ HEALTH & SENIOR SRV
- **Principal Investigator:** Mindy Rustemeyer
- **Activity code:** U19 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $206,007
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-09-01 → 2025-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10165156

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10165156, Chemistry Human Food Product Testing (1U19FD007096-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10165156. Licensed CC0.

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