# Discipline D Track 1

> **NIH FDA U19** · MICHIGAN STATE DEPT OF AGRICULTURE · 2020 · $45,000

## Abstract

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Laboratory has a dedicated and trained 
sampler and back-up sampler for the collection of FDA FERN samples, MDARD Food Assurance samples 
(fresh produce) and additional pet foods, all for pathogen testing by the microbiology section. Both 
samplers have been trained in sampling by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Pesticide Data 
Program (PDP) which has been in existence and sampling all types of food products including fresh 
produce and manufactured foods. For the purposes of sample collection and testing for various parts of 
this grant opportunity, it is expected that 450 FERN samples, 600 Food Assurance fresh produce samples 
and 250 pet food samples will be collected each year. Our microbiology sampler has 5 years of 
experience in sample for the USDA Pesticide Data Program and 2 years of experience sampling fresh 
produce for the MDARD Food Assurance Program. This opportunity will allow the laboratory to enhance 
its sampling process.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10172249
- **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:** $45,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-09-01 → 2025-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10172249

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10172249, Discipline D Track 1 (1U19FD007092-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10172249. Licensed CC0.

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