Upcoming events

    • 22 Sep 2025
    • 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    • Ala Moana Hotel, Honolulu Hawaii
    • 6
    Register

    Pre-Conference Workshop - Oral Culture Learner Project. Presented by Boulder County CO Staff.  

    Learn how to conduct effective Food Safety Training (industry and regulators).  The second half of the day will be spent working on table discussions to help you implement an effective and sustainable training for your business. Materials will be provided in English, Spanish, and Mandarin.

    • 22 Sep 2025
    • 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    • Ala Moana Hotel, Honolulu Hawaii
    • 15
    Register

    Pre-Conference Workshop - Cannabis & Hemp Inspections

    by Thuy Vu

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    Objective: Provide training on how to conduct an inspection of cannabis operations. Special emphasis on cultivation, extraction, processing, and manufacturing operations.

    Who should attend: Anyone from the cannabis and hemp industries involved in cultivating, producing, manufacturing, and distributing cannabis products, as well as regulatory agencies with field staff who conduct inspections of operations and supervisors/coordinators who oversee cannabis and hemp programs.

    About the Course: Learn how to confidently conduct inspections and investigation of cannabis and help operations. Prepare for a regulatory inspection if industry. Attendees are encouraged to share examples and photos of products, equipment, processes, etc. for group discussions.




    • 23 Sep 2025
    • 8:00 AM
    • 25 Sep 2025
    • 12:00 PM
    • Ala Moana Hotel, Honolulu Hawaii
    • 26
    Register

    Join us in Hawaii for our annual education conference. Three days of networking and session on food and drug topics. There are also 2 exciting preconference workshops and a half day post conference workshop this year.

    • 26 Sep 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Hawaii Health Department
    • 6
    Register

    A workshop on FDA Retail Food Standard 5. Bring your FBI plan as the first half of the day will be working to update your FBI plan. The second half of the day will be working through a table top exercise that will be the requirement of Standard 5 if your jurisdiction does not have an outbreak. Be prepared to network and work on the plan.

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Sacramento, California

Portland, Oregon

Glendale, Arizona (AFDO held in WAFDO region, no WAFDO conference)

Virtual

Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Salt Lake City, Utah

Garden Grove, California

Spokane, Washington

Anaheim, California

Helena, Montana

Denver, Colorado

Portland, Oregon

Pleasanton, California

Spokane, Washington

Reno, Nevada 

cancelled due to budgetary restrictions

Anaheim, California

Denver, Colorado

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Scottsdale, Arizona

San Diego, California

Reno, Nevada

Portland, Oregon

cancelled due to 9/11 attacks

Seattle, Washington

Denver, Colorado

 

Vancouver, British Columbia 

PO Box 2726 | Great Falls, MT | 59403 

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