Microbiologist to Test Raw Pet Food for Salmonella
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 17:30
in Mathematics & Economics
Through a five-year FDA grant for nearly $500,000, senior microbiologist Seema Das and a team of South Dakota researchers will determine whether a test that detects salmonella in human food can do the same in raw pet food. The first year the test will be validated, and then either adjustments or expansion of the testing will be done in subsequent years. The work will involve multi-lab validation with collaborators at Iowa State, Texas A & M, the University of Minnesota and the New Jersey Department of Agriculture.