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July 14, 2026

July 14, 2026 — AFDO eNews

  AFDO Resources for Investigating Widespread Cyclosporiasis Outbreak Cyclospora outbreaks have hit 31 states so far in high counts of cyclosporiasis cases, numbers that are expected to grow since incubation can take up

July 7, 2026

July 7, 2026 — AFDO eNews

  This Thursday!FDA Ground Rounds Looks at Shigatoxigenic E. Coli in California Coastal Agriculture On July 9, from noon to 1 p.m. ET, hear Human Foods Program at FDA Research Microbiologist Julie Ann Kase,

June 29, 2026

June 29, 2026 — AFDO eNews

  New AFDO Board President Deacon Talks Training, Partnerships, and AI in New Video In a new video, 2026-2027 AFDO Board of Directors President Brad Deacon shares his outlook on

June 23, 2026

June 23, 2026 — AFDO eNews

  2026 Award and Scholarship Winners The AFDO Conference is always the right time and place to recognize members of the food safety community with awards and scholarships. The highlight of

June 16, 2026

June 16, 2026 — AFDO eNews

  AFDO AEC Focuses on Innovation, Best Practices, Networking, and More Nearly 400 people attended this year’s AFDO Annual Educational Conference June 5-9, 2029, in Columbus, Ohio. Representatives from 35

June 2, 2026

June 2, 2026 — AFDO eNews

  eNews Is Off Next Week Next week, the AFDO AEC will be in full swing, and AFDO staffers look forward to seeing many of you there. eNews will be

May 26, 2026

May 26, 2026 — AFDO eNews

  Next Week! Federal Agency Update Webinar Ahead of AFDO AEC Before this year’s AEC gets underway, AFDO will host a webinar on June 1 to provide updates from federal partners

May 19, 2026

May 19, 2026 — AFDO eNews

  AFDO Participated in 2026 Food Safety Summit 2026 Food Safety Summit Last Week AFDO participated in a handful of sessions during last week’s Food Safety Summit in Rosemont, Illinois. During

May 12, 2026

May 12, 2026 — AFDO eNews

  Federal Agency Update Webinar Announced, 1 to 2:30 p.m. ET, on June 1, 2026 Before this year’s AEC gets underway, AFDO will host a webinar on June 1 to

May 5, 2026

May 5, 2026 — AFDO eNews

  Mandernach Testifies About Information Sharing Between Federal and State and Local Partners AFDO Executive Director Steven Mandernach testified at the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce

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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.