# NYS AGM Food Laboratory Discipline Microbiology, Analytical Track 2 -Human Food Product Testing - July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2025

> **NIH FDA U19** · NY STATE DEPT OF AGRICULTURE/ MARKETS · 2020 · $95,000

## Abstract

NY AGM Food Laboratory - Project Summary/Abstract: 
 The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (NY AGM) has an 
expansive and robust food safety inspection program and a regulatory food safety laboratory. 
The Food Laboratory, a division within the NY AGM, has a mission to provide expert state of the 
art analytical testing in support of food safety programs in New York State. The Food 
Laboratory, through food testing, provides support to the divisions of Food Safety and 
Inspection, and Milk Control and Dairy Services. It is the primary servicing laboratory for the 
New York manufactured food regulatory program and is accredited to the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 
standard and AOAC ALACC criteria. The Food Laboratory has comprehensive testing programs 
for microbiological contamination in food and beverages. If funded for Microbiology Discipline 
and Analytical Track 2 – Human Food Product Testing, the Food Laboratory will maintain 
resources and personnel necessary for 500 samples according to the Food Laboratory 
Sampling Plan. The laboratory will maintain a quality management system compliant with the 
managerial and technical requirements of ISO/IEC 17025 and continue to be accredited by a 
recognized accreditation body. It will participate in proficiency testing or competency exercises 
on an annual basis to maintain analyst competency. If funded, the following activities will be part 
of Food Laboratory deliverables: participation in small-scale microbiology method development, 
method validation research, and matrix extension research; participation in microbiology related 
training and mentorship to other State laboratories, if requested; FERN membership and 
participation in conference calls, meetings, and support of FERN activities; key personnel will be 
sent to an annual LFFM Face-to-Face Meeting; quarterly summaries of all human food samples 
collected and analyzed under the Sampling Plan, notification of FDA project manager and 
technical lead of any presumptive positive samples in a timely manner, full laboratory packages 
of any violative sample after laboratory report is released in a timely manner, maintenance of a 
confidentiality agreement with FDA, and participation in at least one FDA requested assignment 
annually related to human food. The Food Laboratory will support the integrated food safety 
system by sharing laboratory results with the FDA when considering enforcement actions for 
surveillance and regulatory purposes.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10175120
- **Project number:** 1U19FD007122-01
- **Recipient organization:** NY STATE DEPT OF AGRICULTURE/ MARKETS
- **Principal Investigator:** Maria Lucia Ishida
- **Activity code:** U19 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $95,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-09-01 → 2025-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10175120

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10175120, NYS AGM Food Laboratory Discipline Microbiology, Analytical Track 2 -Human Food Product Testing - July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2025 (1U19FD007122-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10175120. Licensed CC0.

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