AFDO News

April 19, 2019

Virginia’s Foodborne Illness Reporting System- My Meal Detective

The My Meal Detective (MMD) was created by the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) in 2016. MMD is a public-facing website, managed by a state environmental health (EH) and epidemiology

April 17, 2019

Coffee Talk with the Florida Department of Agriculture

The National Food Safety Data Exchange (NFSDX) Team caught up with the Bureau Chief of Florida’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Food Safety, Matthew (Matt) Colson, for

April 5, 2019

Milk and Shellfish Grant Program: Grant Portal Reopens for Equipment Applications!

The 2019 Milk and Shellfish Grant Program application portal reopens tomorrow! The portal will accept equipment grant applications only beginning on April 3, 2019. Here is what you can expect: ● A simple application

March 15, 2019

FDA Launches New Information Sharing Training for State and Local Officials Authorized to Receive Non-Public Information

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched modular training on information sharing for state and local regulatory and public health officials. This new training will be conducted using the

February 15, 2019

Hot Topics in the Regulation of Cell-Cultured Proteinsâ€”What You Need to Know

This session will introduce emerging issues pertaining to the commercialization and regulation of Cell-Cultured products derived from meats, seafood or poultry. Included is an overview of the production process of

January 4, 2019

AFDO Announces Availability of FDA Scientific Conference Grant Program Scholarships

The Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) will apply for a scientific conference grant from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The purpose of the award is to provide

December 21, 2018

FDA Issues Uniform Compliance Date, Technical Amendments on Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labeling Rules

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Constituent UpdateFDA Issues Uniform Compliance Date, Technical Amendments on Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labeling RulesDecember 19, 2018The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

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

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