Improving food safety testing in Alaska.
Official title: Alaska Environmental Health Laboratory enhancing capacity and capability of food testing to support an integrated food safety system.
Funded at Alaska State Dept/environmtl Conservatn · NIH-10898683 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This study is all about helping the Alaska State Environmental Health Laboratory do a better job of testing food for harmful substances, like certain E. coli and arsenic, so that everyone in the community can feel safer about what they eat.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
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| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Alaska State Dept/environmtl Conservatn NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Juneau, United States) |
| Project start | September 1, 2020 |
| Project end | June 30, 2025 |
| Funding year | 2024 |
| Award (this year) | $452,559 |
| NIH project number | 5U19FD007065-05 |
| Project ID | NIH-10898683 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal candidates for benefiting from this research include residents of Alaska who consume manufactured food products.
✕Less likely to help
Patients who do not consume manufactured food products or who live outside of Alaska may not receive benefits from this research.
What this research studies
This research focuses on enhancing the capacity and capability of the Alaska State Environmental Health Laboratory (ASEHL) to conduct food testing. By maintaining and improving ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation, ASEHL aims to provide scientifically valid and legally defensible data to clients such as the Alaska Food Safety and Sanitation Program and the U.S. FDA. The laboratory will implement quality control programs and expand its testing scope to include harmful substances like certain E. coli strains and inorganic arsenic, thereby improving food safety for the community.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this research could lead to safer food products and improved public health in Alaska.
How similar studies have gone: Similar research efforts in food safety testing have shown success in enhancing public health outcomes through improved testing methodologies.
Where this research is happening
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Alaska State Dept/environmtl Conservatn
Juneau, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Mckinney, Patryce D — Alaska State Dept/environmtl Conservatn
- Study coordinator: Mckinney, Patryce D
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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.