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January 24, 2020

Stop Being Busy, Start Being Productive

We all suffer from the “busyness disease.” Over 60% of working Americans say they don’t have enough time to do the things they want to do. And 40% of full-time working moms

January 10, 2020

Foodborne Illness Reduction through Healthy People 2030 Summit

What happens when you get 130+ people focused on food safety in a room for two and half days? What is the result of encouraging people to think outside of

January 3, 2020

Environmental Detective Work Can Curb Foodborne Illness Outbreaks

In foodborne illness outbreaks, it can take days to weeks before victims report symptoms or sources of illness are uncovered. By the time an investigation starts, the potentially contaminated food can

December 6, 2019

Comments submitted from AFDO: A New Era of Smarter Food Safety; Public Meeting, Request for Comments; Docket No. FDA-2019-N-4187

December 5, 2019 Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305)Food and Drug Administration5630 Fishers Lane, Room 1061Rockville, MD 20852 Re: A New Era of Smarter Food Safety; Public Meeting, Request for Comments; Docket

November 26, 2019

Norovirus: Just-In Time Refresher for Retail Food Industry and Regulators

We are beginning peak Norovirus season and the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) has a webinar and CDC handouts and posters online that you can use to prevent

November 20, 2019

Retail Webinars

Check out the AFDO Retail webinars: www.afdo.org/retail-webinars 

November 1, 2019

Announcement: NEW TEXTBOOK — Food Fraud Prevention, A Textbook to Support Introduction, Implementation and Management

Announcing the first textbook on Food Fraud Prevention, based on ten years of research, outreach, and teaching effort. Ten years after the 2009 journal article “Introduction to the Public Health

October 25, 2019

FDA Public Meeting in Support of a “New Era of Smarter Food Safety”

Monday, October 21, comments were collected at the FDA public meeting in support of a “New Era of Smarter Food Safety.” AFDO Vice President Mark Sestak from Alabama Department of Health, Secretary/Treasurer

October 21, 2019

FDA “New Era of Smarter Food Safety” – Comments from Steve Mandernach, AFDO Executive Director

Comments delivered bySteven MandernachAFDO Executive DirectorFDA “New Era of Smarter Food Safety”10/21/19 Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this meeting on behalf of the Association of Food and

October 21, 2019

FDA “New Era of Smarter Food Safety” – Mark Sestak, AFDO Vice-President, Comments

My name is Mark Sestak, and I’m the Vice President of the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) and a Public Health Official from the State of Alabama.  On
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