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February 21, 2021

Cultural ‘Big Deal’: Seal Oil Makes Menu at Alaska Care Home

Last month, Alaska’s Department of Environmental Conservation approved “seal oil” use in elder homes, believed to be a first for seal oil in the U.S. Seal oil has been a

January 28, 2021

Mutual Reliance Focuses on the Integration of All Food Safety Partners

Leveraging and Sharing Resources, Personnel, and Culture January 15, 2021 When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rolled out its long-anticipated New Era of Smarter Food Safety blueprint in

November 20, 2020

FDA Announces Two New Cooperative Agreement Programs to Enhance Human and Animal Food Laboratory Testing Capabilities and Capacity

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is pleased to announce the award of two new cooperative agreement programs (CAPs) that are intended to enhance the capacity and capabilities of

November 6, 2020

FDA Announces a New Cooperative Agreement Program to Advance Retail Food Safety

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is pleased to announce the award of Retail Food Safety Association Collaboration Cooperative Agreements to three national associations representing state, local, tribal, and

October 8, 2020

40th Annual Food Safety & Sanitation Workshop

November 10, 2020 Hosted Virtually via the Zoom Platform 40th Annual Food Safety & Sanitation (FSS) Workshop is FREE this year! You must register to receive the Zoom link.   All interested attendees are

September 29, 2020

Kikurage recalled due to Salmonella risk

Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc., Santa Fe Springs, CA is issuing a voluntary recall for Shirakiku brand imported Dried Fungus (also known as Black Fungus or Kikurage) because it has the

September 29, 2020

What’s it like to be a local health inspector during a global pandemic? Sometimes, the job can feel like

Framingham Health Inspector Camille Griffin walked past the line of masked customers waiting to get into Trader Joe’s toward the employee counting those who entered and exited the grocery store.

September 25, 2020

CFP is Seeking to Hire Two Research Staff Members

The Conference for Food Protection (CFP) is collaborating with the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) on a two-year research project designed to further the capacity of

September 23, 2020

Salmonella — The Roadmap to Reducing Salmonella: Driving Change through Science-Based Policy

On September 22, 2020 AFDO Executive Director Steve Mandernach participated in a comment session on the USDA’s OFS and FSIS plan to decrease Salmonella — The Roadmap to Reducing Salmonella: Driving Change through

April 7, 2020

AFDO Annual Educational Conference Cancellation Notice

Dear AFDO Community and Conference Attendees, Every day each of you is part of history being rewritten as we address the COVID-19 pandemic. We have continued to monitor the situation that has
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