Source: CONNECTICUT AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION submitted to
INSPECTION OF FOOD AND DRUGS
Sponsoring Institution
State Agricultural Experiment Station
Project Status
(N/A)
Funding Source
STATE
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
1033775
Grant No.
(N/A)
Cumulative Award Amt.
(N/A)
Proposal No.
(N/A)
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Apr 1, 2025
Project End Date
Jan 1, 2030
Grant Year
(N/A)
Program Code
[(N/A)]- (N/A)
Recipient Organization
CONNECTICUT AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION
PO BOX 1106
NEW HAVEN,CT 06504
Performing Department
Analytical Chemistry
Non Technical Summary
Various federal, state and local agencies such as health departments submit samples of food or related products as part ofroutine surveillance or as part of specific investigations. Analyses provided by our laboratory support these investigative effortsand promote overall public health and safety.
Animal Health Component
(N/A)
Research Effort Categories
Basic
100%
Applied
(N/A)
Developmental
(N/A)
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
72350102000100%
Knowledge Area
723 - Hazards to Human Health and Safety;

Subject Of Investigation
5010 - Food;

Field Of Science
2000 - Chemistry;
Goals / Objectives
Inspect food, drug, and cosmetic samples with regard to the enforcement of the Connecticut food and dairy regulations and the federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act. Also, consumer complaint samples are analyzed as part of state or federal regulatory agency investigations.
Project Methods
The analytical methodologies used are modified and updated as considered appropriate by the CAES analysts. Department ofAnalytical Chemistry (DAC) at the CAES received accreditation to the ISO/IEC 17025:2005 standard in December of 2016 fromthe American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), and in February 2018, the DAC was accredited to the updatedISO/IEC 17025:2017 standard.