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AFDO News

September 6, 2018

AFDO Releases Food Salvage Guide

Tons of food are kept from the landfill and used to feed those in the United States that are not foodstable each day. But just as important to feeding those

August 30, 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

August 24, 2018

Director, Bureau of Food and Recreational Business – Career Executive

This position provides leadership in the administration of Bureau programs, defining work priorities and goals, maximizing available staff and financial resources to achieve those priorities, and measuring outcomes through activities

August 24, 2018

Partnership for Food Protection (PFP) 10th Anniversary Webinar, August 28, 2018

August 23, 2018 Dear Partners: We want to remind our valued partners of the upcoming Partnership for Food Protection (PFP) 10th Anniversary Webinar that will be held on Tuesday, August 28, 2018, 1:00 – 2:30 pm

August 10, 2018

Reseach Paper: Consumers’ Use of Personal Electronic Devices in the Kitchen

Abstract:  Smartphones, tablets, and other personal electronic devices have become ubiquitous in Americans’ daily lives. These devices are used by people throughout the day, including while preparing food. For example,

August 6, 2018

Norovirus outbreak among patrons at one McDonald’s likely spread by person, not food

Human transmission of norovirus is likely what made dozens, possibly hundreds, of people in Transylvania County, NC, sick in an outbreak among customers of a McDonald’s restaurant. Read more…

July 27, 2018

Call for Volunteers: PulseNet/OutbreakNet Regional Meeting Planning Committees

APHL, CDC, CSTE, FDA and USDA-FSIS are working together to plan and host a series of three PulseNet/OutbreakNet Regional Meetings to be held between January and April of 2019. Specific

July 20, 2018

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: 2019 National Food Safety Education Conference

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: 2019 National Food Safety Education ConferenceJuly 19, 2018 The Partnership for Food Safety Education (the Partnership) has issued a call for abstracts for the 7th in a

July 18, 2018

AFDO Executive Director Position

Applications are being accepted for the position of Executive Director with the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) from May 21, 2018 through June 4, 2018. Applicants are invited

July 13, 2018

AFDO at International Association of Food Protection Annual Meeting

The Association of Food and Drug Officials exhibited at the 2019 IAFP Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, UT with AFDO President Steven Moris, past president Steven Mandernach, and Alena

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The Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) is a regulatory organization that connects food and medical-products safety stakeholders and impacts the regulatory environment by shaping sound, science-based rules, law, regulations, and sharing best practices that protect public health.