Association of Food and Drug Officials

Association of Food and Drug Officials

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2026 Basic Inspector Boot Camp — Manufactured Technical Training

Start January 21, 2026

Location Virtual / Live

Inspector Boot Camp

Sessions cover both power skills and technical skills, using interactive strategies with participants. Technical skills are split into days of training specifically for retail-level inspectors (restaurants, grocery stores, etc.) and a separate day for manufactured-level inspectors (food processing facilities). AFDO’s goal in this training is to help state and local regulators gain free access to valuable training early in their food safety careers in order to build knowledge and experience. 

Who Should Attend

Manufactured food inspectors with less than two years of on-the-job experience

Location

Virtual

Course Length

Seat Limit

1000 spots available

Instructors

TBD

All attendees will earn CEU credits during this training!

This project is supported by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award U2FFD007397 totaling $3,000,000 with 100 percent funded by FDA/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by FDA/HHS, or the U.S. Government.

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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.