# Discipline D: Special Projects Analytical Track 1 : Sample Collection

> **NIH FDA U19** · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · 2020 · $25,000

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract – Discipline D: Special Projects 
 Analytical Track 1 : Sample Collection 
The Laboratory Flexible Funding Model cooperative agreement, by necessity, requires the collection of food 
products for testing to support a culture of food safety in the state and nation. The State Hygienic Laboratory at 
the University of Iowa partners with the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals (IDIA) to minimizes risks 
in food consumption for the public through efficient and effective sample collection, analysis and results reporting 
to support the U.S. Food and Drug Administration goal of an integrated food safety system. SHL will conduct 
sample collection activities, in partnership with IDIA, in fulfillment of Special Projects Analytical Track 1: Sample 
collection will consist of collecting up to 500 samples comprised of juices, baby food, frozen vegetables, wine 
and spirits, spices and other “Ready To Eat” products. Samples will be analyzed as part of Discipline: Chemistry, 
Analytical Track 2, Human Food Product Testing. Food sample collection procedures, including actions 
describing specimen/sample collection, transport, preservation, storage and security are clearly defined in SHL 
SOP CV ENV 1311 FERN Food Surveillance (May 2018, updated May 2020) and SHL Policy 1531 Controlled 
Substances Handling, Storage, Use and Disposal (October 2018). These documents also refer to and require 
the use of legal chain of custody procedures and forms which are defined in SHL Policy 931 SHL Security and 
Legal Chain of Custody Policy (September 2016, updated May 2019. SHL is a regulatory laboratory for several 
state of Iowa departments (Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals, Iowa Department of Public Health, 
Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship) and thus is 
obligated to maintain competency in sample collection procedures, legal chain of custody and secure IT data 
transfer protocols. This project will be beneficial to FDA and SHL to improve its capability and capacity for 
analysis of large volumes of samples for a variety of analytes, teach additional staff members these methods, 
and continue to work on various processes with Iowa Department of Inspection and Appeals, including sample 
collection and chain of custody, which are crucial during events. Successful completion of this project will help 
the FDA enhance its nationally integrated food safety system and will strengthen its efforts to detect, prevent, 
and minimize foodborne exposures.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10176091
- **Project number:** 1U19FD007100-01
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
- **Principal Investigator:** MICHAEL David SCHUELLER
- **Activity code:** U19 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $25,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-09-01 → 2025-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10176091

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10176091, Discipline D: Special Projects Analytical Track 1 : Sample Collection (1U19FD007100-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10176091. Licensed CC0.

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