Directory of State and Local Officials and Steate Food Safety Resource Survey Support Project. (July 23, 2008)
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA), Division of Federal-State Relations (DFSR) is announcing the availability of a Sole Source to the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) to provide funding for a 3-year cooperative agreement award to update and maintain the FDA Directory of State and Local Officials and to update the AFDO document "State Food Safety Resource Survey (2000). [Visit Federal Register Link]
AFDO Conference Presentations are Online! [Visit Link]
Laws & Regulations News Update posted July 10, 2008 [Go to Laws & Regs News]
New Food Safety Resources Available to Retail Establishments - AAMPlifier (American Association of Meat Processors- AAMP) April 1, 2008 [View Article] [Visit AAMP Website]
AFDO Submits Comments to FDA on Draft Compliance Policy Guidance Relating to Listeria monocytogenes [View Comments] (4/3/08)
AFDO Exhibitor Slots are Filled! Please visit our Exhibitor Weblisting [View Weblisting]
Government, Academia and Industry Convene to Collaborate on Ensuring the Safety of Our Nation's Food and Drug Supply - AFDO Press Release(2/14/08)
AFDO Meat & Poultry Processing at Retail Online Training Program is Online! [Get More Information]
AFDO Comments on FDA's Food Protection Plan (1/3/08)
The Food Recall Manual is back online [View PDF]
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AFDO Topical Index to Regulatory Guidance - This is a web page designed and created to assist AFDO members who are looking for guidance on regulatory topics from a variety of federal, state, and local sources. The links on this page have recently been updated by AFDO's Field Committee. Please visit this valuable resource, by using this link, or visiting the "Resources" page. (April 9, 2007)
AFDO Resources Page contains links to key resources such as:
Control of Listeria monocytogenes
USDA Pre-Harvest Security Guidelines and Checklist 2006 (pdf)
The NASDA Emergency Response Plan Template (Version 1.0).