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November 2, 2018

FDA Issues Two Guidances on Nutrition Facts Label Issues

November 2, 2018 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued one draft and one final guidance on various topics related to the two final rules updating the Nutrition Facts

November 2, 2018

FDA Announces Plan to Hold Four Public Meetings to Discuss Draft Produce Safety Rule Guidance

October 31, 2018 Dear Colleagues, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that it will hold four one-day public meetings to discuss the recently published draft guidance created

October 26, 2018

Statement by FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on FDA’s new steps to help produce farmers, processors more effectively comply with food safety requirements

Please see today’s statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. on FDA’s new steps to help produce farmers, processors more effectively comply with food safety requirements: Fruits and vegetables are

October 5, 2018

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Constituent Update

Center for Food Safety and Applied NutritionConstituent UpdateFY 2016 Pesticide Analysis Demonstrates Consistent Trends Over Five Years  October 1, 2018  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued the results

September 28, 2018

RFP for Course Specific Instructor Trainings (CSITs)

The Association (“AFDO”) is requesting proposals for developing course specific instructor trainings (CSITs) for FD215 and FD218. These trainings will be delivered to AFDO’s Retail Food Training Cadre. The full

September 28, 2018

FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)

Two-tier Inspections – Notice to Industry September 24, 2018  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is soliciting businesses with multiple food processing facilities that implement centrally-developed [1] supply-chain programs and recall

September 14, 2018

RFP for Course Specific Instructor Trainings (CSITs)

The Association (“AFDO”) is requesting proposals for developing course specific instructor trainings (CSITs) for FD215 and FD218. These trainings will be delivered to AFDO’s Retail Food Training Cadre. The full

September 7, 2018

RFP for FDA eLearning Course Updates

The Association (“AFDO”) is requesting proposals for reviewing and updating a series of eLearning courses. The full details can be reviewed by downloading the official RFP. All interested parties must submit

September 7, 2018

FDA Announces a Request for Applications (RFA) for the Retail Program Standards Mentorship Program

September 05, 2018 The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) invites all retail food regulatory programs to submit applications to participate in a mentorship program with their

September 6, 2018

AFDO Releases Incubator Kitchens Guide

The Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) is pleased to announce the completion and availability of the document entitled, “Guidelines for Incubator Kitchens.” This document was developed for state

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