This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program provides $591,497 to Missouri State University to develop a smartphone-based lateral flow assay (LFA) technology for the rapid, sensitive, and accurate detection of Salmonella in food samples. The goal is to create a simple, field-based test that can be used across the food supply chain to enhance public health and food safety. The project integrates light-responsive colorimetric labels with the LFA system, leveraging magnetic nanoparticles and artificial intelligence approaches to enable fast, inexpensive, and ultrasensitive detection of bacterial contaminants in meat and poultry products. This technology is intended to serve as a front-line tool for the agri-food industry to implement better farm-to-fork interventions for food safety. The award period runs from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2028.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
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| Not listed | $591.5k | 12/12/24 |