The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it is pumping more funds into securing the safety of the nation's food supply.
The move, which comes as part of the agency's recently announced Food Protection Plan, will see three grants being awarded to spot radioactive material in food.
FDA said the lab grants will expand the testing program of its Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) to address the threat to food safety through radiological terrorism events. In addition, they will help identify accidental contamination.
The three-year grants provide $250,000 a year to the Texas Department of State Health Services Laboratory, the New York Health Research/New York Department of Health and the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene.
The grants will be used for supplies, personnel, and facility upgrades. The labs also will receive training in current food testing methodologies, participate in method development and validation, proficiency testing and food defense surveillance assignments.
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