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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 such as program evaluation, metrics, etc.  The position establishes plans to provide education on programs to regulated industry and consumers; maintains liaison with various agencies; administers […]

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently sent an email to FDA-registered drug establishments reminding them of an approaching deadline for prescription drug labeling. Prescription drug manufacturers, packagers, and re-packagers must affix a “product identifier” to their product packaging by November 27, 2018. Due to the large number of questions we received from industry […]

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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 EDT.  We hope that you will be able to participate in this important commemorative event. The PFP is comprised of dedicated professionals from federal, state, and […]

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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, a device may be used to look at recipes and therefore be touched multiple times during food preparation. Previous research has indicated that cell phones […]

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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…

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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 dates and locations will be announced as soon as they are available. These regional meetings will bring together federal, state, and local laboratorians, epidemiologists, and […]

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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 series of national consumer food safety education conferences, From Consumers to Chefs: Food Safety Education Matters, March 6 – 8, 2019 in Orlando, Florida.Comprised of 26 […]

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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 to view the Position Description that is posted on the AFDO website. This is a full-time position and the salary is negotiable. Questions regarding the position may […]

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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 King from the AFDO staff.    AFDO co-sponsored a symposium entitled  “State and Local Regulatory Agency Foodborne Outbreak Identification.”   Steven Mandernach a past president of […]

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The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) announced that a meat processor in Sealy, TX, is recalling  2,300 whole frozen chickens because of a risk of Salmonella contamination. Texas All Grass-Fed, the processor, failed to properly document steps taken to prevent or eliminate bacterial contamination from the chickens, or document that the birds were […]

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