# Chemistry DisciplineHuman Food Testing

> **NIH FDA U19** · GEORGIA STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE · 2020 · $215,000

## Abstract

GDA LFFM Project Summary / Abstract - PAR-20-105 – Human Food, track 2 
The Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards (MFRPS) established a uniform 
foundation for the management of state programs responsible for the regulation of facilities 
including laboratory analysis for chemical and microbiological contaminants. Through this 
program the Georgia Department of Agriculture’s (GDA) laboratories achieved, enhanced, and 
maintained ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation. This formed the basis for an important leap forward for 
state laboratories, such as Georgia, to bring their testing levels up to the status of FDA 
laboratories. For the GDA laboratories to maintain their accreditation and support the GDA 
regulatory agency as their primary laboratory, continued support is needed to offset the added 
expenses required for quality assurance activities as well as the ongoing upkeep of critical 
analytical equipment. These will enable the GDA pesticide laboratory to analyze human food 
and continue sample flow to ensure Global Food Safety initiatives. The results of these food 
safety monitoring activities will be submitted in a national database repository and violative 
adulterations will be subject to appropriate regulatory action. This grant will allow GDA 
laboratories to maintain accreditation to international standards, protect the public by analyzing 
samples for contaminants, and contribute to an integrated national food safety system.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10175657
- **Project number:** 1U19FD007112-01
- **Recipient organization:** GEORGIA STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
- **Principal Investigator:** John Shugart
- **Activity code:** U19 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $215,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-09-01 → 2025-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10175657

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10175657, Chemistry DisciplineHuman Food Testing (1U19FD007112-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10175657. Licensed CC0.

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