The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets has an expansive food and feed safety inspection and regulatory program that covers all food, feed and dairy products that are manufactured, distributed and sold in New York State. The New York State Food Laboratory, a division within the Department of Agriculture and Markets, is New York State's primary food and feed safety laboratory and is accredited to the ISO/IEC 17025:2005 standard and additional criteria set by the AOAC-I ALACC. The New York State Food Laboratory has comprehensive testing programs for foodborne pathogens and chemical residues/toxic elements in food and beverages. If funded by the FDA the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets will implement an all hazards food and feed emergency Rapid Response Team (RRT) utilizing a multi-agency integrated approach to include our regulatory food and feed safety partners at the local, state, and federal levels.

Public Health Relevance

The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets has comprehensive food and feed safety inspection regulatory program that includes state of the art laboratory testing resources. Support from the FDA will enable the creation and implementation of an all-hazards food and feed emergency Rapid Response Team (RRT) within the New York State Department of Agriculture &Markets and among our regulatory food and feed safety partners at the local, state, and federal levels.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Type
Research Demonstration--Cooperative Agreements (U18)
Project #
5U18FD004606-02
Application #
8537396
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZFD1-SRC (99))
Project Start
2012-09-01
Project End
2015-08-31
Budget Start
2013-09-01
Budget End
2014-08-31
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
2013
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Nysdoh/Health Research, Inc.
Department
Type
DUNS #
002436061
City
Menands
State
NY
Country
United States
Zip Code
12204