Association of Food and Drug Officials

Association of Food and Drug Officials

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Basic Inspections and Investigations Course for New Manufactured Food and Retail Regulators

Start May 4, 2026

End May 8, 2026

Virtual / Live

About

The course provides fundamental learning opportunities for new food regulators who have responsibilities for performing routine and non-routine inspections, and also complaint investigations. This 5-hour, five-session course also covers training for conducting investigations and collecting product samples for analysis by a laboratory (when applicable).

If you are interested in a train-the-trainer course for this course for your organization, please let us know. If your jurisdiction would like this delivered in person to your organization, that can also be arranged. The in-person train-the-trainer course will consist of 3 1/2 days of training. 

This training is also taking place September 8 – 12, 2025 and February 9 – 13, 2026.

Who Should Attend

Manufactured food and retail food inspectors with less than six months of experience.  

Location

Virtual

Travel

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Course Length

3 1/2 days of training

Seat Limit

18 spots available

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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.