The mission statement is a declaration of AFDO’s purpose.  It clarifies why we do what we do and describes the basic purpose of AFDO. 

The Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO), established in 1896, successfully fosters uniformity in the adoption and enforcement of science-based food, drug, medical devices, cosmetics and product safety laws, rules, and regulations.

AFDO and its six regional affiliates provide the mechanism and the forum where regional, national and international issues are deliberated and resolved to uniformly provide the best public health and consumer protection in the most expeditious and cost effective manner. 

AFDO Accomplishes its Mission by:

¨       Promoting education, communication and cooperation among government, industry and consumers.

¨       Fostering understanding and cooperation between industry, regulators and consumers.

¨       Promoting the adoption and uniform enforcement of laws and regulations at all levels of government.

¨       Providing guidance and training programs for regulatory officials and the regulated industry, to promote nationally and internationally uniform inspections, analyses, interpretations, and investigations.

¨       Identifying and resolving inconsistencies in consumer and public health protection laws, regulations, standards, and policies.

¨       Providing a permanent working committee structure to research current issues, obtain input from interested parties, and produce recommendations for action.

¨       Developing model laws, regulations and guidance documents and seeking their adoption throughout the United States.

¨       Obtain, develop and disseminate information that increases local, state and federal regulatory agencies ability to prevent the deliberate contamination of  food, drug, medical device, cosmetic and other consumer products and increase the ability of these agencies to detect, contain and recover from any act of consumer product terrorism.

¨       Conducting an Annual Educational Conference, where for over a century, AFDO has provided the opportunity for individuals from government, industry, and the public to participate, listen, and learn valuable information and develop initiatives concerning food, drug, medical device, cosmetic and product safety issues.