Association of Food and Drug Officials

Association of Food and Drug Officials

Many perspectives, one voice, since 1896.

What’s new with AFDO

AFDO Conference 2025

Retail HACCP Plan Review Service

Active Managerial Control for Leaders

Professional Credential Series

State Legislation Tracking

AFDO Annual Training Offerings

We are government officials. We are public health officials. We are university researchers. We are industry executives. We are university professors. We are consumer advocates.

We are the Association of Food and Drug Officials.

Despite our differences, we share a common goal — to improve public health through uniform laws, regulations, and guidelines for:

Upcoming Events

Jun
21

129th AFDO Annual Educational Conference

In-Person
Jul
08

Active Managerial Control for Industry Leaders 

In-Person
Jul
15

Basic Inspections and Investigations Course for New Manufactured and Retail Regulators Train-the-Trainer

In-Person
Jul
30

Evaluating Active Managerial Control for Regulators

Virtual / Live
Sep
08

Basic Inspections and Investigations Course MFR and Retail for New Regulators

Virtual / Live
Sep
23

Instructor Skills Training (IST) 

In-Person
Sep
29

Root Cause Analysis for Retail Food Safety

Virtual / Live
Oct
15

Evaluating Active Managerial Control for Regulators

Virtual / Live
Nov
04

Implementing Risk-Based Inspections and Auditing for Retail Food Establishments – Industry

In-Person
Nov
13

2025 Combination Products Summit

In-Person
Dec
02

2025 MCAFDO Annual Educational Conference

In-Person
Jan
13

Program Manager Workshop 

In-Person/Virtual
Jan
14

2026 Basic Inspector Boot Camp — Soft Skills & Universal Training Topics

Virtual / Live
Jan
15

2026 Advanced Inspector Boot Camp — Part 1

Virtual / Live
Jan
21

2026 Basic Inspector Boot Camp — Manufactured Technical Training

Virtual / Live
Jan
22

2026 Advanced Inspector Boot Camp — Part 2

Virtual / Live
Jan
28

2026 Basic Inspector Boot Camp — Retail Technical Training

Virtual / Live
Jan
29

2026 Advanced Inspector Boot Camp — Part 3

Virtual / Live
Feb
02

Root Cause Analysis for Retail Food Safety

Virtual / Live
Feb
09

Basic Inspections and Investigations Course MFR and Retail for New Regulators

Virtual / Live
Apr
13

Root Cause Analysis for Retail Food Safety

Virtual / Live
May
04

Basic Inspections and Investigations Course MFR and Retail for New Regulators

Virtual / Live
Jun
21

129th AFDO Annual Educational Conference

In-Person
Jul
08

Active Managerial Control for Industry Leaders 

In-Person
Jul
15

Basic Inspections and Investigations Course for New Manufactured and Retail Regulators Train-the-Trainer

In-Person
Jul
30

Evaluating Active Managerial Control for Regulators

Virtual / Live
Sep
08

Basic Inspections and Investigations Course MFR and Retail for New Regulators

Virtual / Live
Sep
23

Instructor Skills Training (IST) 

In-Person

Connecting food & medical product safety professionals

AFDO works with food and medical product professionals representing a host of disciplines, including industry, government, academia, and consumer groups. This connection of diverse groups allows for a richer exchange of information, often resulting in a unified voice advocating for regulations and positions on food and medical product safety.

Sharing perspectives in an open and collaborative forum

AFDO’s activities are focused on providing opportunities to share and collaborate as our members work towards common goals. These opportunities include annual conferences; participation on boards and committees; work on publications and best practices; and developing official regulatory positions on food and medical-product safety matters.

Impacting regional, national and international regulatory issues

Through the connections and sharing of information, AFDO presents a unified voice for vital improvements in the food and medical-product safety regulatory environment. It is through this advocacy that member contributions help to shape rules, laws, and regulations while improving best practices. Knowing that their input is being represented and respected provides a greater sense of personal and professional satisfaction for our members and stakeholders.

Working to protect the health and welfare of the global community

By advancing more effective regulations — our members work together to network share, and impact their communities. But the ultimate benefit is protecting public health throughout the world. This worthy endeavor is why AFDO members freely give their time, energy, and expertise. Each person regardless of whether they represent regulation, industry, consumers, or educators is seeking to protect the public.

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The Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) is a regulatory organization that connects food and medical-products safety stakeholders and impacts the regulatory environment by shaping sound, science-based rules, law, regulations, and sharing best practices that protect public health.