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Minnesota Food Safety and Defense Task Force Meetings

2025
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2023

NEXT REGULAR MEETING: 

April 15, 2025 from 1:00 – 3:00 PM

Attend the April 15 meeting using Microsoft Teams

Or you can call in via audio conference (sorry, this is not a toll-free line) by calling: +1-651-395-7448

Phone Conference ID: 917 001 001#

Individuals with a disability who need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event please contact Natasha Hedin at 612-247-5888 or through the Minnesota Relay Service at 711 as soon as possible.

Meeting Dates and Agendas

  • April 15, 2025
  • January 21, 2025

Meeting Minutes

 

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Meeting Dates and Agendas

Meeting Minutes

 

  • May
  • Topics included:
  • MDA Legislative Updates
  • AFDO HACCP Guidance Document
  • Terms of Reference
  • Membership Updates
  • Member Update – Ecolab

 

  • March
    • Topics included:
      • Small School, Big Challenges – balancing funding, nutrition, food access, and food safety needs from a charter school perspective
      • Task Force Administrative Updates
      • Controlling Contaminants During Construction Partnership
  • January
    • Topics included:
      • Minnesota Department of Agriculture 2023 Rapid Response Team Summary
      • Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Update
      • Office of Cannabis Management Rulemaking Update
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Meeting Dates and Agendas

Meeting Minutes

  • November
    • Topics included:
      • National Organic Program – Strengthening Organic Enforcement Overview
      • Training Discussion 
      • Member Update – University of Minnesota Extension 
  • September
    • Topics included:
      • Oversight of Animal Cell Cultured Foods
      • Training Discussion
      • Sharing of New Guidance Documents and Resources
  • July
    • Topics included:
      • Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) Legislative Update
      • U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and MDA Partnership Agreement 
      • Are we focusing on risk? Insights from the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) Retail Data Analytics project
  • May
    • Topics included:
      • Food Industry Trends – The Acheson Group
      • Grant Application Update (RFA-RD-23-027)
      • Member Update – Minnesota Farm Bureau
  • January
    • Topics included:
      • Food Traceability Final Rule: Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods
      • MDH Foodborne Outbreak Response
      • Government Transparency Requirements 
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