Veteran journalist with 15+ years covering food safety. Dan has reported for newspapers across the West and earned Associated Press recognition for deadline reporting. At FSN, he serves as Senior Editor and covers foodborne illness policy.
About half the states have adopted so-called “Food Freedom” laws in the past few years. These laws generally recognize the right of individuals to produce and sell homemade foods without
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Dr, Jose Emilio Esteban left office 100 days ago. He was for two years and one month USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety. The office is currently vacant
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Habeas Corpus, the “great writ” that incarcerated people can use to get out of jail, is used by immigration lawyers working to keep foreign nationals who’ve landed in
Colorado’s next 15 wolves will be coming to Eagle, Pitkin, and Garfield counties in the next 2 two weeks
There is speculation that some of the wolves are already
One USDA program is going down to the wire with changes.
The Food Service and inspection Service of the USDA has announced that it is extending its modified poultry line
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) or hoof-and-mouth disease (HMD) is an infectious and sometimes fatal viral disease that primarily affects even-toed ungulates, including domestic and wild bovids. The virus causes a high
We don’t know how USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service did last year because final data is not yet available. Data is available through June 30, though, and
Everyone planning international travel early in 2025 should review the travel health notices issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Travel health notices often follow international outbreaks.
A 65-year-old with underlying medical conditions has succumbed to avian flu in Louisiana. It is the first bird flu death in the United States.
The patient, who was exposed to
Brothers Stewart and Micheal Parnell are the most reviled characters from one of food safety’s worst tragedies, and they’ve been trying for an early release from prison going
Recent history has seen Listeria monocytogenes in cheeses, peaches, ice cream, raw milk cheese, leafy greens, ham, taco kits, salad kits, and more products; and the government recognizes the problem.
