Initiated in by ICMR in 2020 this integrated task force coordinates project-based activity campaigns, monitors foodborne enteric disease outbreaks and conducts intensified systematic laboratory-based surveillance in four North-East Indian states, in collaboration with research and medical institutions and food sectors.
This project also includes estimation of illness burden, detection of specific pathogens responsible for outbreaks, documenting antimicrobial resistance patterns among of enteric bacteria, while additionally acting as an external quality assurance system, maintaining a centralized databank and provides reference services.
ICMR now intends to initiate Phase II to expand the Foodborne Pathogens Research Survey Network in the remaining four states of Northeast, India i.e. states of Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Nagaland to execute Phase II for the purposes of estimating the burden and distribution of foodborne pathogens and outbreaks in NER, India.
ICMR, New Delhi is organizing the workshop on Foodborne Disease Outbreak Investigation & Reporting for all ICMR FoodNet centers (NE & Kolkata), to be conducted by ICMR-NIE, Chennai under the aegis of ICMR for the “Surveillance of Foodborne Pathogens (FBP) from North-East India,” Taskforce Project.
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Meeting of Tripura FoodNet Team with Officials from ICMR,NICED and CDAC at Agartala Govt, Medical College on 1st August,2022
Meeting of Tripura FoodNet Team with Officials from ICMR,NICED and CDAC at Agartala Govt, Medical College on 1st August,2022
Dr. T Ramamurthy, Senior Scientist from NICED briefing the Project Team Members and other Govt officials of Tripura
Officials from ICMR , NICED, Agartala Govt. College meeting CMO, West District to discuss the different issues related to Food Safety, Sample Collection etc at CMO's Office in Agartala on 1st August,20222
Dr. Samiran Panada, ex- Addl Director General and other members from NICED and ICMR visiting the Lab
Scientists & Experts from ICMR, NICED, CDAC and Tripura State Govt officials visited Agartala Govt Medical College
Participating members from NE Sites at Hands on Workshop at NICED held from 27th march to 30th March
Participating members from NE Sites at Hands on Workshop at NICED held from 27th march to 30th March
Lab Technicians having hands on session during workshop at NICED, Kolkata
Lab Technicians having hands on session during workshop at NICED
1 day Workshop-cum-Training on ICMR-FoodNet Digital Platform at C-DAC , Kolkata on 31st March,2022 at
Collection for Market Food Samples in Guwahti
Collection for Market Food Samples in Guwahti
Collection for Market Food Samples
Sample Collection at Arunachal Pradesh
Raw meat collection from butcher shop by field worker in Sikkim