The Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene?s Proposal to Add to the Capability and Capability of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration?s Food Emergency Response Network

Brokopp, Charles

Abstract

TheWisconsinStateLaboratoryofHygiene(WSLH)isWisconsin'spublicandenvironmental healthlaboratory.AspartoftheUniversityofWisconsin?Madison,theWSLHiscommittedto exploringnewideaswhichbenefitthestate,thenationandtheworld.TheRadiochemistryUnit ofWSLHoffersawiderangeofradiologicaltestingservicestomaintainitstestingcapabilityand capacitytorapidlyandaccuratelyrespondtofoodemergenciesundertheFDAFERN RadiologicalCooperativeAgreementProgram.Instrumentationusedtosupportscreeningand confirmatorytestingunderthisprogramincludegammaandalphaspectrometers,gas proportionalcounters,andaliquidscintillationcounter.Acadreofscientistsisqualifiedto sustainapprovedFDAFERNCAPmethodologies.Thelabiscertifiedandroutinelyinspectedby theEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyandacompleteQualityAssuranceandQualityControl Programismaintained,assuringhighqualityresults. WSLHwillcontinuetouseFERNFDARadiologicalCooperativeAgreementfundingtostrengthen andimprovethelab'scapabilityandcapacitytorapidlyandaccuratelyidentifyradiological contaminantsinfoodandenvironmentalsamples.TheWSLHalsoaimstoimprovethelab's existingStrontium?90inmilkmethod,validateadditionalfoodmatriceswithexistingmethods anddevelopasoilfusionproceduretoenhanceitscapability.TheWSLHstaffwillattendand contributetoannualnetworkmeetingsandserveonFERNcommitteesandcontributeto specialprojectsofferedbytheFERNNPO.TheWSLHwillfurthermoremaintainFERN methodologiesandagreestoactivelyparticipateinproficiencytestingandexerciseofferings.In caseofalarge?scaleradiologicalevent,WSLHwillassisttheFDAandothernetworkpartners withperformingneededtestingandprovideelectronicdatareportingasdirectedbytheFERN NPO.TheWSLHseekstoprovidemethoddevelopmentandmethodvalidationforFERN methodologiesincollaborationwithnetworkpartners.

Funding Agency

Agency: National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute: Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Type: Research Demonstration--Cooperative Agreements (U18)
Project #: 1U18FD005528-01
Application #: 9099246
Study Section: Special Emphasis Panel (ZFD1-SRC (99))

Project Start: 2015-09-01
Project End: 2020-08-31
Budget Start: 2015-09-01
Budget End: 2016-08-31
Support Year: 1
Fiscal Year: 2015
Total Cost: $240,000
Indirect Cost

Institution

Name: University of Wisconsin Madison
Department: Public Health & Prev Medicine
Type
DUNS #: 161202122

City: Madison
State: WI
Country: United States
Zip Code: 53715

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