# Special ProjectMethod Development and Method Validation

> **NIH FDA U19** · GEORGIA STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE · 2020 · $35,000

## Abstract

LFFM Project Summary - Method Development, Single Laboratory Validation 
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. As part of moving this program forward the ISO testing 
methods must be expanded and enhanced. The GDA laboratory proposes to develop a method 
for the pesticide analysis of edible tree nuts for human food consumption. Currently, there are 
no AOAC or other standard methods for the pesticide analysis of tree nuts. Tree nuts would 
present a challenging food product to analyze due to the hard composition in conjunction with 
the presence of various oils, carbohydrates, and minerals. With millions of pounds of tree nuts 
consumed in food products each year tree nuts represent a ubiquitous food product important to 
U.S. food production and food consumption. This study would initially address pecans and then 
move to other important commodities like almonds and pistachios. By establishing a method, 
and a validation study for this analysis, samples can be examined with confidence to better to 
enhance Global Food Safety initiatives and protect the public by aiding in an integrated national 
food safety system.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10175660
- **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:** $35,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-09-01 → 2025-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10175660

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10175660, Special ProjectMethod Development and Method Validation (1U19FD007112-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10175660. Licensed CC0.

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