# Microbiology Human Food Product Testing

> **NIH FDA U19** · RHODE ISLAND STATE DEPT OF HEALTH · 2020 · $52,439

## Abstract

Project Summary for State of Rhode Island PAR-20-105 Laboratory Flexible Funding Model 
(LFFM) (U19) Application. Discipline A: Microbiology, Track 2: Human Food Product 
Testing 
Project Summary 
The purpose of this project is for the Rhode Island State Health Laboratories (RISHL) to 
engage in the systematic microbiological analysis of human food products as part of ongoing 
surveillance sampling conducted in conjunction with our partners in the RIDOH Center for 
Food Protection (CFP). The RISHL is the ISO/IEC 17025 accredited food regulatory 
laboratory for the state FDA Manufactured Food Regulatory Program (MFRPS) run by the 
CFP and as such, provides laboratory support to the state and federal integrated food safety 
system under the Food Safety Modernization Act. Under the proposed project, the RISHL 
seeks to enhance existing MFRPS surveillance sampling efforts by conducting a study of at 
least 200 produce samples (type will vary by seasonal availability) for Shiga toxin-producing 
E. coli (STEC) with the ultimate goal of finding and removing adulterated food from 
commerce and aiding regulatory programs conduct investigations. 
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## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10175527
- **Project number:** 1U19FD007115-01
- **Recipient organization:** RHODE ISLAND STATE DEPT OF HEALTH
- **Principal Investigator:** Richard C Huard
- **Activity code:** U19 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $52,439
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-09-01 → 2025-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10175527

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10175527, Microbiology Human Food Product Testing (1U19FD007115-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10175527. Licensed CC0.

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