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The Foodborne Toxin Detection and Prevention Research Unit focuses on improving safety, quality and exportability of high value agricultural products, such as almonds, pistachios, walnuts and raisins.
- Volatile compounds and odor traits of dry-cured ham (Prosciutto crudo) irradiated by electron beam and gamma ray
- Validation of two new immunoassays for sensative detection of a broad range of shiga toxins
- Mono- and multimeric ferrocene congeners of quinoline-based polyamines as potential antiparasitics
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Cheng, Luisa Wai Wai Research Leader luisa.cheng@ars.usda.gov (510) 559-6337 USDA, ARS, WRRC, Foodborne Toxin Detection & Prev. 800 BUCHANAN STREET Albany CA 94710
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Foodborne Toxin Detection and Prevention Research Unit (FTDP)
- Luisa Cheng, Research Leader
- Jackie Coleman, Program Support Assistant
(510) 559-6428 - FTDP Personnel
FTDP Main Projects
New for 2016:
- —Detection of toxins impacting food safety and food defense
- —Biocontrol interventions for controlling toxigenic or pathogenic microorganisms
2011–2015:
- —Detection and bioavailability of bacterial toxins
- —Chemical approaches to eliminate fungal toxins
- —Environmental and ecological approaches to eliminate fungal toxins
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- Office of the Administrator
- Administrative and Financial Management
- Budget and Program Management Staff
- Legislative Affairs
- Office of Chief Information Officer (IT)
- Office of Communications
- Office of Outreach, Diversity, and Equal Opportunity
- Office of Scientific Quality Review
- Office of Technology Transfer
- National Program Research Areas
- Animal Production and Protection
- Crop Production and Protection
- Natural Resources and Sustainable Agricultural Systems
- Nutrition, Food Safety, and Quality
- Overseas Biological Control Laboratories
- Office of International Research Programs
- National Agricultural Library
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Research Locations (Map)
- Midwest Area
- (IA, IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, MO, OH, WI)
- Northeast Area
- (DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NY, PA, WV)
- Pacific West Area
- (AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT, WA)
- Plains Area
- (CO, KS, MT, ND, NE, NM, OK, SD, TX, WY)
- Southeast Area
- (AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, PR, SC)
- Pacific West Area Office
- MARICOPA, AZ
- U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center
- Pest Management and Biocontrol Research
- Plant Physiology and Genetics Research
- Water Management and Conservation Research
- TUCSON, AZ
- Honey Bee Research
- Southwest Watershed Research
- ALBANY, CA
- Plant Gene Expression Center
- Western Regional Research Center
- Bioproducts Research
- Crop Improvement and Genetics Research
- Exotic and Invasive Weeds Research
- Foodborne Toxin Detection and Prevention Research
- Healthy Processed Foods Research
- Produce Safety and Microbiology Research
- DAVIS, CA
- Crops Pathology and Genetics Research
- Nat'l Clonal Germplasm Rep - Tree Fruit & Nut Crops & Grapes
- Western Human Nutrition Research Center
- Immunity and Disease Prevention Research
- Obesity and Metabolism Research
- PARLIER, CA
- San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center
- Commodity Protection and Quality Research
- Crop Diseases, Pests and Genetics Research
- Water Management Research
- RIVERSIDE, CA
- National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Citrus
- U.S. Salinity Laboratory
- Contaminant Fate and Transport Research
- Water Reuse and Remediation Research
- SALINAS, CA
- Crop Improvement and Protection Research
- HILO, HI
- Daniel K. Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center
- Tropical Crop and Commodity Protection Research
- Tropical Plant Genetic Resources and Disease Research
- ABERDEEN, ID
- Small Grains and Potato Germplasm Research
- BOISE, ID
- Watershed Management Research
- DUBOIS, ID
- Range Sheep Production Efficiency Research
- KIMBERLY, ID
- Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research
- RENO, NV
- Great Basin Rangelands Research
- BURNS, OR
- Range and Meadow Forage Management Research
- CORVALLIS, OR
- Forage Seed and Cereal Research
- Horticultural Crops Research
- National Clonal Germplasm Repository
- PENDLETON, OR
- Soil and Water Conservation Research
- LOGAN, UT
- Forage and Range Research
- Poisonous Plant Research
- Pollinating Insect-biology, Management, Systematics Research
- PULLMAN, WA
- Animal Disease Research
- Grain Legume Genetics Physiology Research
- Northwest Sustainable Agroecosystems Research
- Plant Germplasm Introduction and Testing Research
- Wheat Health, Genetics, and Quality Research
- WAPATO, WA
- Temperate Tree Fruit and Vegetable Research
- WENATCHEE, WA
- Physiology and Pathology of Tree Fruits Research
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