Mick Miklos was one of the innovators behind “Partners with a Common Purpose” and collaborated with other industry and regulatory officials to develop this initial discussion during the Association of Food and Drug Officials Annual Education Conference, June 9-13, 2018, in South Burlington, Vt. More than 100 people attended this session, aimed at improving public health and consumer services.

The “Partners with a Common Purpose” leadership and planning team for AFDO included (L to R) Tara Paster, President of Paster Training; Joe Corby, Executive Director, Association of Food and Drug Officials; Courtney Mickiewicz, Regional Manager, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS); Mick Miklos, Program Director, National Restaurant Association; Jessica Badour, Recall Outreach Specialist, Georgia Department of Agriculture; Dionne Crawford, Manager of US Restaurant Food Safety for McDonald’s; and (not pictured) Laurie Farmer, Director of Office of State Cooperative Programs with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration and Pamela Miles, Food Safety Program Supervisor, VDACS.

The “Partners with a Common Purpose” initiative was launched during the 122^nd Association of Food and Drug Officials Annual Education Conference, June 9-13, 2018, held in South Burlington, Vt. More than 100 people attended this session, aimed at improving public health and consumer services by increased collaboration between industry and regulatory officials.

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