MDARD’s Food Law and Michigan Modified FDA Food Code

Meeting Dates: 
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 to Thursday, January 22, 2026
Tuesday, April 14, 2026 to Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 to Thursday, September 17, 2026
Meeting Time and Location: 

9am-4pm

January 21-22, 2026
Oakland County-Executive Office Building Conference Center
2100 Pontiac Lake Road Bldg., 41 West 
Waterford, Michigan 48328

April 14-15, 2026
University Center at Gaylord
80 Livingston Blvd., Gaylord, Michigan 49735

September 16-17, 2026
Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services, Room 361 
311 East Alcott Street
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49001

Note: 

MDARD’s Food Law and Michigan Modified FDA Food Code:  This two-day course will provide training in the Food Law and the 2009 Michigan Modified Food  and Drug Administration Food Code. The course is designed for Local Health Department (LHD) and MDARD food inspectors.

Contact: Rodney Blanchard; blanchardr1@michigan.gov; 517-243-8896

Please note: If Michigan updates the Michigan Food Law and adopts a newer version of the FDA Food Code in 2026, additional large group training courses will be scheduled in collaboration with the Michigan Association for Local Public Health (MALPH) and Michigan Environmental Health Association (MALEHA) after the Law is updated.

See Attacjed File for More Info.