# Washington State Public Health Lab NARMS Retail Meat Surveillance Project

> **NIH FDA U01** · WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH · 2020 · $120,000

## Abstract

Project Summary
The National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) is a U.S. public
health surveillance system that tracks antibiotic resistance in enteric bacteria from
humans, retail meats, and food animals. Data obtained from investigations conducted
by participating laboratories within the NARMS food surveillance program will assist in
developing pre-approval safety evaluations of new animal antibiotics, determining
parameters for antimicrobial use in veterinary medicine, and the ability of public health
and partners to provide information for the development of new interventions to reduce
resistance among foodborne bacteria.
The primary goal of our continued participation in the NARMS food surveillance
program is to improve the detection and surveillance for antimicrobial resistance among
enteric bacteria in raw retail meat commodities by providing data obtained from select
stores in the state of Washington. The primary objectives of our project are 1) Collect
and process samples within a relevant time frame, such as that described in the FDA
protocol and guidelines 2) Perform microbiological tests, such as those described in the
project protocol, of the total samples suggested by the FDA 3) Utilize microbiological
results from the project to analyze quality assurance practices 4) Integrate and
coordinate surveillance activities 5) Exchange relevant and complete surveillance data
6) Use data to inform program and policy development 7) Employ data for education on
current and emerging hazards 8) Support awareness of antimicrobial resistance among
the public 9) Identify foodborne illness outbreaks and coordinate outbreak investigations
10) Analyze antimicrobial resistance data in our jurisdiction over time 11) Defend our
jurisdictions involvement in protecting and promoting the public's health.
Funds from this application award will be used over the next 5 years to: 1) enhanced
outbreak investigation response and reporting 2) improve surveillance to drive public
health action in WA State 3) seek collaboration opportunities among city, county, state,
and federal partners and other external partners 4) sustain and enhance our laboratory
diagnostic capabilities 5) improve laboratory coordination and outreach/information flow
in order to coordinate stronger connections between our communicable disease
epidemiologists and laboratory functions at the state and local levels in WA State 6)
explore ways to develop integrated surveillance information systems.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9999514
- **Project number:** 5U01FD005791-05
- **Recipient organization:** WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
- **Principal Investigator:** Brian Hiatt
- **Activity code:** U01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $120,000
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-09-01 → 2021-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9999514

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9999514, Washington State Public Health Lab NARMS Retail Meat Surveillance Project (5U01FD005791-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9999514. Licensed CC0.

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