Laws & Regulations News Update (December 18, 2008) [Go to Laws & Regs News]
AFDO Upcoming Member Events
- Members can now access a listing of upcoming activities and deadlines - on the AFDO Member News page. AFDO is now accepting reservations from Exhibitors and Sponsors for its 113th Annual Educational Conference to be held June 6-10, 2009 at the DoubleTree Chicago-Oak Brook, IL Hotel. [Complete Reservation Form]
AFDO Press Release - AFDO is pleased to announce they will once again conduct a resource survey of state food safety programs to quantify the amount of food safety work performed in each state. This is possible due to a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. (October 22, 2008) [View PDF]
AFDO 2001 State Food Safety Resource Survey is now available online for AFDO Members! (October 21, 2008) [Visit Member Training Page] (Note: This page is available only to logged in AFDO Members)
Laws & Regulations News Update (October 2, 2008)
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The Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) is seeking public comment on its draft Guidelines for Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response by October 15, 2008 (September 29, 2008)
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AFDO Releases its Position on Federal Food Safety Legislation
(August 6, 2008) [View PDF] [Visit Web Page]
The Food Safety Modernization Act of 2008. According to the Library of Congress (Thomas), Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions (Senate - July 31, 2008), Page: S7934, on July 31, 2008, Senator Durbin introduced the FDA Modernization Act, along with Senators Gregg, Dodd, Burr, Harkin and Alexander. "This bill is a comprehensive, bipartisan effort that addresses some of the weaknesses in FDA's authorities and resources and updates food safety standards to make important improvements in our current food safety system. The bill includes a number of important preventive measures, such as increasing the frequency of FDA inspections of food facilities, especially high-risk facilities; directing FDA to set standards for fresh produce; and requiring the food industry to control hazards in the food supply chain. It also enables FDA to more effectively respond to an outbreak by giving the agency new authorities to order recalls, shut down tainted facilities, and access records to track and trace food." (August 6, 2008) [Visit Thomas Site for more information]
Better Communications Exercise Final Summary Report Issued
(July 30, 2008) The final report of the "Better Communications, Better Public Health Outcomes: Strageties for Improved Coordination During Foodborne Outbreaks" May, 2008 meeting has been released. This document can be found by visiting the AFDO Member News page of this site. [Visit Link]
Directory of State and Local Officials and State Food Safety Resource Survey Support Project. (July 23, 2008)
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA), Division of Federal-State Relations (DFSR) is announcing the availability of a Sole Source to the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) to provide funding for a 3-year cooperative agreement award to update and maintain the FDA Directory of State and Local Officials and to update the AFDO document "State Food Safety Resource Survey (2000). [Visit Federal Register Link]
AFDO Conference Presentations are Online! [Visit Link]
New Food Safety Resources Available to Retail Establishments - AAMPlifier (American Association of Meat Processors- AAMP) April 1, 2008 [View Article] [Visit AAMP Website]
AFDO Submits Comments to FDA on Draft Compliance Policy Guidance Relating to Listeria monocytogenes [View Comments] (4/3/08)
AFDO Exhibitor Slots are Filled! Please visit our Exhibitor Weblisting [View Weblisting]
Government, Academia and Industry Convene to Collaborate on Ensuring the Safety of Our Nation's Food and Drug Supply - AFDO Press Release(2/14/08)
AFDO Meat & Poultry Processing at Retail Online Training Program is Online! [Get More Information]
AFDO Comments on FDA's Food Protection Plan (1/3/08)
The Food Recall Manual is back online [View PDF]
Virtual Access is Here! Virtual Access is an online web portal that makes a wide variety of secure, interactive tools and resources available, for the first time, to regulatory (government) field inspectors – at any time – from any computer with internet access for only $15 per calendar year.
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AFDO Topical Index to Regulatory Guidance - This is a web page designed and created to assist AFDO members who are looking for guidance on regulatory topics from a variety of federal, state, and local sources. The links on this page have recently been updated by AFDO's Field Committee. Please visit this valuable resource, by using this link, or visiting the "Resources" page. (April 9, 2007)
AFDO Resources Page contains links to key resources such as:
Control of Listeria monocytogenes
USDA Pre-Harvest Security Guidelines and Checklist 2006 (pdf)
The NASDA Emergency Response Plan Template (Version 1.0).
