Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Project A6. Food Defense Track Laboratory Flexible Funding Model Application

Project Summary: The Michigan Bureau of Laboratories in partnership with FDA will maintain required aims for the Food Defense Track. This includes attending of at least 2 key personnel LFFM annual face to face meetings with oral and/or poster presentation, the maintenance of FERN membership (to include annual membership verification) maintenance of a valid 20.88 with FDA, maintenance of facilities and personnel to ensure capacity, participation in routine track webinars and meetings, timely response to inquiries from FDA/LFFM staff, participation and successful passing of annual proficiency testing, participation in small-scale method development, validation, and matrix extension works, support overflow, emergency, surge capacity and other assignments in a flexible manner to meet programmatic needs and initiatives, maintenance of ISO17025 accreditation, provide training and mentorship to other state laboratories, ensure methods utilized within the scope of the track are validations.