What’s Going On Here for Week of February 28
https://www.dailyitem.com/calendar/whats-going-on-here-for-week-of-feb-28/article_510bf5be-b725-11ed-8776-1b96d3c405af.html
AFDO News
The Matrix Has Failed, the System Has Crashed; FDA Needs a New Food Approach
https://newsakmi.com/food-drinks/the-matrix-has-failed-the-system-has-crashed-fda-needs-a-new-food-approach/
FDA’s Vision for a New Food Program ‘Falls Short,’ Stakeholders Argue
https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2023/02/17/fda-s-vision-for-a-new-food-program-falls-short-of-what-is-required-stakeholders-argue?utm_source=copyright&utm_medium=OnSite&utm_campaign=copyright
Penn State Offering Food Safety Course
“Food Safety Modernization Act: Produce Grower Certification Training” is on Wednesday, March 1, at Columbia County Extension Office in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. https://www.newsitem.com/news/local/penn-state-offering-food-safety-course/article_a545274f-b48a-57ad-a2e4-1be25130cccb.html
Food Safety Training for Producer Growers by Penn State Extension
Attend day-long training in Mercer, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. https://www.bradfordera.com/news/food-safety-training-for-producer-growers-by-penn-state-extension/article_8f40d66e-98cb-50d0-891d-cf951b707fda.html
West Virginia Small Farm Conference Returns to Charleston to Support State’s Agricultural Producers
The annual conference is set for February 22-25, 2023, at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center. https://extension.wvu.edu/news/2023/02/06/2023-small-farm-conference
Coalition Has Questions About Protecting Consumers With New Organizational Chart
Groups, including AFDO, are concerned that the new plan does not create a unified foods program under a single leader. https://newsakmi.com/food-drinks/coalition-has-many-questions-about-how-fda-commissioner-will-protect-consumers-with-new-organizational-chart/
IAFP Is Seeking Nominations for the Associations Awards
Nominations are due February 14, 2023. https://deleciousfood.com/the-iafp-is-seeking-nominations-for-the-associations-awards/
FDA Reveals Transformative Vision for Human Foods Program
https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2023/01/31/FDA-reveals-transformative-vision-for-Human-Foods-Program-under-one-leader#
Diverse Coalition Calls on FDA to Outline Meaningful Reforms in Foods Program
Group looks for a structure and leadership model appropriately customized to fit the FDA’s foods program mission. https://affi.org/coalition_calls_for_fda_reform/