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December 14, 2018

Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. and Deputy Commissioner Anna Abram on new efforts to assure the quality of compounded drugs

As we continue to implement our 2018 Compounding Priorities Plan, our mission is to preserve patient access to compounded drugs to meet patients’ individual medical needs while also protecting patients from

December 6, 2018

AFDO Welcomes Brooke Benschoter

Brooke Benschoter, APR, MS is supporting AFDO and its mission as the Director of Communications. She has been working with our programs including the launch of the videocast/webcast program in

November 9, 2018

The Use of Cell Cultured Technology to Develop Products Derived from Livestock and Poultry

On October 23rd and 24th, a joint USDA/FDA meeting was held at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Building in Washington DC to provide a public forum to discuss regulatory concerns and

November 9, 2018

AFDOSS 2018 Annual Educational Conference

The AFDOSS 2018 AEC was held in Gatlinburg, Tenn., Sept. 9-12, see photos here. The AFDOSS Board welcomes Matthew Coleman (FL) as Jr. Board Member this year. A new secretary position was added,

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Administration (FDA) announced today that it will hold four one-day public meetings to discuss the recently published draft guidance created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
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