Steven Mandernach

Leader of food and drug officials' group says FDA needs to communicate better with states

“Notably, the very information FDA is constrained from sharing often originates with state agencies that gathered and first provided it to FDA” -- Steven Mandernach, executive director of AFDO

By Coral Beach

/ 30 Apr 2026

Leader of food and drug officials' group says FDA needs to communicate better with states

Food Safety Summit to feature top FDA, USDA officials

Registration is now open for the 2026 Food Safety Summit, taking place May 11–14 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. Recognized as one of the

By News Desk

/ 16 Feb 2026

Food Safety Summit to feature top FDA, USDA officials

Some say FDA should have acted quicker to help implement ByHeart infant formula recall

Warning letters after the fact not enough.

By Coral Beach

/ 22 Dec 2025

Some say FDA should have acted quicker to help implement ByHeart infant formula recall

Food Safety Summit offering key sessions via live streaming for free

Key sessions at this year’s Food Safety Summit will be live streamed for free. The event is set for May 12-15 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in

By News Desk

/ 30 Apr 2025

Food Safety Summit offering key sessions via live streaming for free

More Listeria recalls – what’s happening?

Recently Food Safety News reported the CDC declared a late summer outbreak of Listeria infections traced to Boar’s Head deli meats to be over. We reported “The Centers for

By Chuck Jolley

/ 9 Dec 2024

More Listeria recalls – what’s happening?

Food safety groups pitch congressional leaders on the inside game

Eleven organizations that work closely with the Food and Drug Administration are asking bipartisan congressional leaders to work with them on “several pressing food safety issues this year.” The eleven

By Dan Flynn

/ 23 May 2023

Food safety groups pitch congressional leaders on the inside game

Neither consumer groups nor industry representatives believe FDA plan will work

Leaders from a group of consumer and industry organizations were unanimous yesterday in condemning FDA Commissioner Robert Califf for his plan to restructure the agency. To a person, the leaders

By Coral Beach

/ 1 Mar 2023

Neither consumer groups nor industry representatives believe FDA plan will work

Letter From The Editor: Our panelists say ‘get to know’ your regulator

– OPINION – ROSEMONT, IL — Food Safety News is an attendee, exhibitor, and panel sponsor at the Food Safety Summit now underway at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL

By Dan Flynn

/ 12 May 2022

Letter From The Editor: Our panelists say ‘get to know’ your regulator

Food Safety Summit includes environmental sampling training course

By Steven Mandernach The Association of Food Officials (AFDO) retail industry partners are invited to participate in the Environmental Sampling Workshop training course at the 2022 Food Safety Summit. The

By Guest Contributor

/ 29 Mar 2022

Food Safety Summit includes environmental sampling training course

Beach Beat: We need food safety boots on the ground and we need them right now

– OPINION – Budget woes are part of so-called normal life right now, especially for individuals and small businesses. Public entities such as school districts are also having trouble making ends meet.

By Coral Beach

/ 17 Mar 2022

Beach Beat: We need food safety boots on the ground and we need them right now

Food companies navigate COVID-19 crisis through flexibility

Companies serving different segments of the food supply chain faced chaotic weeks early in the COVID-19 pandemic, but regardless of those challenges, mandates for food safety and product quality did

By Chris Koger

/ 12 May 2021

Food companies navigate COVID-19 crisis through flexibility

Letter to the Editor: A different view on new Salmonella rules

Opinion Dear Editor, This is in regard to the FSN publication Nov. 18, 2020: “Food and drug officials weigh in on federal Salmonella rules for poultry” by Steven Mandernach, AFDO.

By Guest Contributor

/ 29 Nov 2020

Letter to the Editor: A different view on new Salmonella rules

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Steven Mandernach

Leader of food and drug officials' group says FDA needs to communicate better with states

Food Safety Summit to feature top FDA, USDA officials

Some say FDA should have acted quicker to help implement ByHeart infant formula recall

Food Safety Summit offering key sessions via live streaming for free

More Listeria recalls – what’s happening?

Food safety groups pitch congressional leaders on the inside game

Neither consumer groups nor industry representatives believe FDA plan will work

Letter From The Editor: Our panelists say ‘get to know’ your regulator

Food Safety Summit includes environmental sampling training course

Beach Beat: We need food safety boots on the ground and we need them right now

Food companies navigate COVID-19 crisis through flexibility

Letter to the Editor: A different view on new Salmonella rules

Your Support Protects Public Health