AFDO News

Consumer and Industry Groups Ask for Food Safety Line Item

Joint letter issued to Congressional Committees on Appropriations. https://www.afdo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Media-Release-2024-STAKEHOLDER-STATE-AND-LOCAL-FUNDING-LETTER.pdf

FDA Publishes FSMA Preharvest Agricultural Water Final Rule

https://www.food-safety.com/articles/9449-fda-publishes-fsma-preharvest-agricultural-water-final-rule

Federal Register Update — April 5, 2024

Agricultural Marketing Service Rules Increased Assessment Rate: Raisins Produced from Grapes Grown in California Filed on: 04/05/2024 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 04/08/2024 FR Document: 2024-07330  PDF 10 Pages (106 KB)  Permalink Proposed

FDA Releases a 5-Year Training Strategy for Regulators and Lab Professionals

https://www.food-safety.com/articles/9351-fda-releases-5-year-training-strategy-for-integrated-food-safety-system-regulators-laboratory-professionals

26th Annual Food Safety Summit Offers Education Program, Trade Flow, and Networking

May 6-9, 2024, in Rosemont, Illinois

FDA Looks to Industry for Collaboration and Harmonization

https://www.odtmag.com/issues/2024-02-01/view_columns/fda-looks-to-industry-for-collaboration-and-harmonization/?widget=listSection

AFIA Course Covers Animal Food Safety

https://www.world-grain.com/articles/19511-afia-course-covers-animal-food-safety

Extension Offers 4 Produce Safety Trainings for Growers in 2024

AFDO’s 2024 Conference Set for Grand Rapids

Congress Introduces Stephen Hacala Poppy Seed Safety Act

https://www.foodbeverageinsider.com/food-beverage-regulations/congress-introduces-stephen-hacala-poppy-seed-safety-act-to-combat-poppy-seed-contamination-overdose-risks