The United States Food and Drug
Administration has $500,000 to spark a competition for innovations that improve
food safety.
The focus is salmonella, but the
ocmpetition is open to a broader spectrum of food-borne diseases.
The money comes via
the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 that grants all federal
agencies authority to conduct prize competitions to spur innovation and solve
problems.
Food safety experts such as scientists,
academics, entrepreneurs and innovators should submit concepts to the FDA by
Nov. 9.
A panel of food safety and pathogen detection
experts from FDA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and USDA will
judge submissions, determine finalists and select a winner or winners.
There is no indication that the competition is
limited to U.S. citizens.
