# Discipline A Track 3

> **NIH FDA U19** · MICHIGAN STATE DEPT OF AGRICULTURE · 2020 · $135,000

## Abstract

Project Summary Discipline A Microbiology Track 3 Animal Food Product Testing 
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Microbiology (MDARD) Laboratory 
annual tests over 250 dry pet food surveillance samples, for the foodborne pathogens Salmonella, 
Listeria monocytogenes and Shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STEC). The 250 samples are collected by 
MDARD Plant and Plant Pest Management (PPPM) inspectors at retail establishments. MDARD trained 
laboratory staff will also collect and additional 250 dry pet foods for surveillance testing. The pet food 
samples are tested for the pathogenic organisms by the four food microbiologists of MDARD using 
validated and verified methods. The Laboratory is accredited to the ISO17025:2017 standard. 
Pet food samples found to be contaminated with a foodborne pathogen are reported to MDARD PPPM 
Division for regulatory action, primarily to remove the contaminated product from commerce.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10172246
- **Project number:** 1U19FD007092-01
- **Recipient organization:** MICHIGAN STATE DEPT OF AGRICULTURE
- **Principal Investigator:** Ted Gatesy
- **Activity code:** U19 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $135,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-09-01 → 2025-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10172246

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10172246, Discipline A Track 3 (1U19FD007092-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10172246. Licensed CC0.

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