Improve state food safety testing with advanced lab methods
Official title: Laboratory Flexible Funding Model (LFFM) 2025
Funded at Michigan State Dept of Agriculture · NIH-11422064 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A state agriculture lab is getting funding to modernize its testing to better protect food safety for people and animals.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Michigan State Dept of Agriculture NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Lansing, United States) |
| Project start | September 25, 2025 |
| Project end | June 30, 2030 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $850,000 |
| NIH project number | 5U19FD008627-02 |
| Project ID | NIH-11422064 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Not applicable to direct patient recruitment; relates to testing of foods and feed and protection of consumer health.
✕Less likely to help
Direct patient participants are not involved in this grant.
What this research studies
This grant supports upgrading the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Chemistry Laboratory to handle higher sample volumes and add new analysis methods. The project focuses on risk-based metrics, faster and more accurate testing, and adopting advanced technologies such as Whole Genome Sequencing and new allergen and pathogen analyses. The goal is to maintain ISO 17025 accreditation while enhancing collaboration with partners like FDA for quicker, defensible results. The work will enable the lab to expand capabilities for detecting toxins, adulterants, pathogens, and other food-safety issues in human and animal foods.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, patients and the public could benefit from more reliable and timely food safety testing.
How similar studies have gone: Previous labs with similar upgrades have improved testing accuracy and turnaround times, supporting stronger food safety responses.
Where this research is happening
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Michigan State Dept of Agriculture
Lansing, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Polaskey, Jordan — Michigan State Dept of Agriculture
- Study coordinator: Polaskey, Jordan
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.