# NIH Reporter #1U18FD008923-01

Development and validation of an LC-MS/MS method for identification and quantitation of emerging Fusarium and Alternaria mycotoxins in livestock and pet feed

**Recipient:** University of California at Davis

**Award Amount:** $50,000.00
**Ceiling:** $50,000.00

**Awarded:** September 23, 2026

**Identifier:** 1U18FD008923-01

FDA-funded research at the University of California at Davis to develop and validate an analytical method for emerging mycotoxins in animal feed, strengthening laboratory surveillance and food and feed safety capabilities.

### Description

The project will develop and validate a mass spectrometry method to detect and quantify representative emerging Fusarium and Alternaria mycotoxins in pet food and livestock feed, and conduct a single-laboratory blinded method test with Vet-LIRN.

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