• Upcoming Conferences & Seminars
If this area is empty, there are no upcoming Conferences or Seminars that MDA is aware of. Check back often.

• Food Safety Education Conference
Selecting this link will take you to the USDA website for conference details.

• Food Manager Certification
Many Michigan food establishments must employ at least one certified food manager by June 30, 2009.

• Miscellaneous Links to Food Safety Training Resources
This page includes links to resources such as posters, fact sheets, cooling charts, and much more, many being offered in multiple languages.

• Food Safety Training Database Instructions
The Michigan Department of Agriculture has created this database driven web site to assist food industry personnel and regulators in easily obtaining food safety training appropriate to their needs.

• Food Law Training

• Food Industry Licensing

• Shellfish Sanitation Program
On December 4, 2008 Michigan received federal approval from the Food and Drug Administration to be a regulatory auditor for Michigan shellfish processors and shippers.

• Live Bait Merchandising -- Hazards and Control Guide 

• Plan Review Resources
Information providing forms, applications, manuals, worksheets and plan review requirements for regulators.

• Emergency Action Plans for Retail Food Establishments
Practical guidance for retail grocery and food service establishments to plan and respond to emergencies that create the ...

• Interactive Inspection Guidelines
The following guidelines may be used to assist regulators when conducting risk based inspections. An improved risk control plan form can be found in the risk control plan guidance document.

• Emergency Model Press Releases
The following model press releases may be used by local health departments for communicating with the food industry during emergency situations.

• Foodborne Illness Risk Reduction
These documents contain information that can assist food establishment managers and food safety regulators in the area of foodborne illness risk reduction.

• Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) for Michigan Apple Cider
This document has been developed to define Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) within the state of Michigan for the purpose of manufacturing both fresh and treated apple cider that is safe and of the ...

• Receive E-mail Alerts During An Emergency
Food establishment operators in the City of Detroit or Oakland, or Macomb and Wayne Counties can receive an e-mail alerting them to emergencies that could affect their establishments, along with information ...

• Flip Chart of Emergency Procedures for Retail Food Establishments (Grocery & Convenience Stores) 
Intended primarily for grocery and convenience stores to use in conjunction with the MDA's Emergency Action Plan.

• Date Marking Guide for Grocery Store Delis 
This guide is intended to give practical information on how grocery store operators and deli managers can comply with Food Code date marking requirements that apply to many ready-to-eat, potentially ...

• MDA Consumer Advisories Brochure: Serving Undercooked Food 

• Food Security for Industry

• Juice HACCP Guide for Small Entities
FDA recently published a juice HACCP guide for small entities. Note that it clarifies the issue of custom pressing (the custom presser would fall under the HACCP requirement).

• Information for Poultry Producers
What are the steps necessary to ensure safe and legal on-farm processing of pastured poultry?

• Cooking Equipment Ventilation Recommendations For Michigan Food Establishments
Cooking Equipment Ventilation Recommendations including equipment for which MDA does not normally recommend venting, linking to the Searchable Ventilation Database and recommendations for equipment with ...

• Food Product Recalls Guidance For Industry 
This document is not intended to be an all-inclusive recall guide, however, the Michigan Department of Agriculture is providing helpful information that industry can incorporate into their food recall p ...

• Temporary Food Establishment Operations Checklist

• Model FDA Consumer Advisory Brochure