# Chemistry: Analytical Track 4: Allergen Testing

> **NIH FDA U19** · MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH · 2020 · $55,000

## Abstract

SUMMARY: CHEMISTRY ANALYTICAL TRACK 4 (DEVELOPMENT: ALLERGENS) 
Trace levels of an allergen can induce anaphylactic shock leading to death within minutes. The core tenet 
of this large and multifaceted proposal is to contribute a comprehensive and integrated food 
protection laboratory hub to the Food Emergency Response Network (FERN) that is capable of 
analyzing many different foods across a diversity of threat priorities. MDH Laboratories Administration 
currently lacks the ability to analyze foods for any allergens, and therefore has placed a priority on 
developing allergen testing capability for our Food Chemistry Laboratory. A robust, sensitive, and 
facile test for detecting 15 common allergens has just become available. We will follow the detailed 
validation ‘roadmap’ established in a recently published article to implement the xMAP FADA assay in 
our Food Chemistry Laboratory. Importantly, our Food Chemistry Laboratory is equipped with a 
dedicated Food Kitchen that includes an oven and range for the controlled preparation of food, 
as required for this validation. Our activities under this developmental track will focus on achieving the 
prescribed Specific Aims.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10174018
- **Project number:** 1U19FD007084-01
- **Recipient organization:** MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
- **Principal Investigator:** SINISA URBAN
- **Activity code:** U19 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $55,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-09-01 → 2025-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10174018

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10174018, Chemistry: Analytical Track 4: Allergen Testing (1U19FD007084-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10174018. Licensed CC0.

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