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 leads editorial direction and covers foodborne illness policy.
Prominent South African trial attorney Richard Spoor is close to having a judge certifying as a class people who can sue Tiger Brands over the largest listeriosis outbreak in world
She is knee-deep in expertise about beef cattle, but don’t be surprised if Mindy Brashears today mostly “talks turkey” during her long-awaited confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on
Canada Friday disclosed the difficulty facing health officials in finding the source of an ongoing North American outbreak of E. coli O157:H7. They also reported more illnesses in Canada.
In the last 24 hours, it is fair to say that tons of romaine lettuce has been removed from America’s store shelves. Another E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked
There’s a new E. coli O157:H7 outbreak caused by romaine lettuce and this time the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta is taking the tough
The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry will finally conduct a public nomination hearing on Nov. 28 for Mindy Brashears to become USDA’s under secretary for food safety.
The only good thing that can be said about the multi-state Salmonella Newport outbreak is that so far, no one has died.
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Four and a half years after the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) petitioned USDA over the use of labeling claims like “humane” and “sustainable,” the issues involved may be taken up
The U.S. Supreme Court denied peanut broker Michael Parnell’s petition for writ of certiorari Tuesday. That means the high court won’t be reviewing any part of the
Nick Hoffman and family practice Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) at Hoffman Farm in Franklin, MA, offer fresh vegetables, eggs and raw milk to shareholders who pay $615 every week.
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Administrative actions were taken or pending at 21 large establishments during the final quarter of the federal fiscal year by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and
Opinion
If you lived at the seashore, a wave hitting your house would be a pretty significant event. But if you lived further away from the seashore, one wave wouldn’
