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October 20, 2026

October 20, 2026 — AFDO eNews

State Manufactured Food Student Internship Program Application Window Open Submissions are being accepted now from state manufactured food safety programs for a grant to host college-level student interns during

October 13, 2026

October 13, 2026 — AFDO eNews

FDA Releases the CORE+EP 2025 Annual Report Last week, FDA’s Office of Coordinated Outbreak Response, Evaluation, & Emergency Preparedness (CORE+EP) released its annual report summarizing the investigations of foodborne

October 6, 2026

October 6, 2026 — AFDO eNews

Making America’s Food Safer Act Advances to U.S. House of Representatives Last week, the Making America’s Food Safer Act of 2026 passed out the U.S. Senate by unanimous consent.

September 29, 2026

September 29, 2026 — AFDO eNews

Consent Decree Entered Against Minnesota Distributor for Insanitary Conditions A U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigation resulted in a federal court order, dated September 21, 2026, stopping a warehouse operator from distributing

September 21, 2026

September 22, 2026 — AFDO eNews

FDA Publishes 2026 Food Code and Report on Food Safety Risk Factors in Retail Delis The FDA issued the 2026 edition of the FDA Food Code this week. It gives guidance to state

September 15, 2026

September 15, 2026 — AFDO eNews

AFDO’s Fresh Take Fridays Start This Week AFDO’s free Fresh Take Fridays series is back this fall. Here is info about the first four webinars: Everything is Edible at

September 8, 2026

September 8, 2026 — AFDO eNews

July 2026 Salmonella Outbreak in Eggs Is Over, Say CDC and FDA Recalled eggs from Midwest Poultry Services shipped to foodservice and retailers in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana, should no

September 1, 2026

September 1, 2026 — AFDO eNews

AFDO Remembers Denise Rooney AFDO is saddened to share that Denise Rooney, the association’s former administrator, died August 26, 2026, at 72 years old. Rooney served AFDO from the

August 25, 2026

August 25, 2026 — AFDO eNews

MFRPA & RRT Meetings Held Last Week in Baltimore The Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Alliance (MFRPA) and Rapid Response Teams (RRT) held annual meetings last week in Baltimore, Maryland.

August 17, 2026

August 18, 2026 — AFDO eNews

Salmonella Investigation Linked to Jalapeño Peppers Continues FDA and CDC are investigating Salmonella illnesses linked to jalapeño peppers from a Taylor Farms grower in Sinaloa, Mexico, and distributed to U.S. restaurants and

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