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September 13, 2019

Virginia Hepatitis A Pandora Radio Campaign A Success Story of Interagency Collaboration

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) Foodborne Disease Epidemiology Team (FDET), in coordination with the Virginia Rapid Response Team (RRT) and Virginia Food Protection Task Force, partnered with Pandora Radio

August 30, 2019

FDA Announces Public Meeting to Discuss Modernizing Food Standards of Identity

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced it will hold a public meeting on September 27, 2019, to give interested parties an opportunity to discuss FDA’s effort to modernize food standards

August 2, 2019

Tattoo Ink and Permanent Labeling Guide News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ken C. Stevenson II, kcstevenson@ceuticallabs.comLaurel Arrigona, larrigona@ceuticallabs.comSarah Robbin, sarahrobbin1@gmail.com AFDO Body Art Committee Tattoo Ink and Permanent Makeup Labeling Guide Now Available York, PA — As

August 2, 2019

Opportunity for the Retail Food Association Collaboration to Leverage its Collective Outreach — Status of NRFT Industry Outreach Materials

Due to a change in operational procedures at our DHHS warehouse in Perry Point, Maryland, the National Retail Food Team Industry Outreach Work Group has been informed that the remaining

August 2, 2019

2020 InFORM Conference March 6-19, 2020 Atlanta, GA

The InFORM conference examines surveillance and outbreak detection of enteric diseases, with a focus on those caused by contaminated foods, water and animals. Held every two years, InFORM brings together

August 2, 2019

Media Release Repacking Guidance

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brooke Benschoter, APR, bbenschoter@afdo.org AFDO Food Repacking Guide Now Available As a Resource for Charity Food Efforts York, PA – As more volunteers hope to lend

July 3, 2019

National Food Safety Data Exchange (NFSDX) Coffee Talk with the Illinois Department of Public Health – Office of Health Protection

National Food Safety Data Exchange (NFSDX) Coffee Talk with the Illinois Department of Public Health – Office of Health Protection The NFSDX Team recently had the opportunity to catch-up with

June 21, 2019

Statement from Director Susan T. Mayne Ph.D., Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

Statement from Director Susan T. Mayne Ph.D., Center for Food Safety and Applied NutritionJune 18, 2019Dear International Colleague, Three years ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the most

May 17, 2019

New CEO at Stop Foodborne Illness

May 13, 2019, CHICAGO – Stop Foodborne Illness, a national nonprofit, public health organization dedicated to preventing illness and death from foodborne pathogens, has appointed Mitzi D. Baum as its new Chief

May 10, 2019

Food Safety Summit Town Hall Recap

During the Food Safety Summit, held May 6 – 9, 2019 in Chicago, AFDO Executive Director Steven Mandernach was part of an interactive town hall discussion that included representatives from the
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