Dan Flynn

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.

Expanded cottage food bill advancing in Arizona Capitol

The Arizona House Of Representatives is advancing House Bill 2042, much like a proposed law the governor vetoed last year. H B 2042, concerning the preparation and sale of so-called

By Dan Flynn

/ 15 Feb 2024

Expanded cottage food bill advancing in Arizona Capitol

Farmers react to ‘untimely’ order removing the herbicide dicamba from the market

Soybean and cotton farmers using dicamba are reeling after a federal judge revoked the national permit for the popular herbicide. It works for them because crops are genetically modified to

By Dan Flynn

/ 13 Feb 2024

Farmers react to ‘untimely’ order removing the herbicide dicamba from the market

Town’s vote to end city restaurant inspections will occur without a survey

The City Council in Lewiston, ME, will still vote next month to end local restaurant inspections, but there will not be any survey of businesses before then. Lewiston currently inspects

By Dan Flynn

/ 9 Feb 2024

Town’s vote to end city restaurant inspections will occur without a survey

Congressional delegation comments on pending Perdue Farms petition

Five members of Congress, four Republicans and one Democrat, have joined together in comments to USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service on a petition filed nearly one year ago

By Dan Flynn

/ 7 Feb 2024

Congressional delegation comments on pending Perdue Farms petition

Gov. DeSantis favors bills to keep lab-grown meat out of Florida

Ron DeSantis is back to doing what Governors do as he left the Presidential campaign trail. And Gov. DeSantis has just made it clear that he looks warmly on two

By Dan Flynn

/ 6 Feb 2024

Gov. DeSantis favors bills to keep lab-grown meat out of Florida

Amos Miller is seen as a victim of ‘government overreach’ but a top fundraiser

A poll about local perceptions over the Jan. 4 search warrant of Amos Miller’s Pennsylvania farm found 85.3 percent think it was “government overreach.” But Miller is likely

By Dan Flynn

/ 5 Feb 2024

Amos Miller is seen as a victim of ‘government overreach’ but a top fundraiser

National school lunch program could be banned from serving lab-cultivated meat

A bipartisan pair of U.S. Senators have introduced legislation banning the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) from including cell-cultivated meat products on its menu. The NSLP is the federally

By Dan Flynn

/ 1 Feb 2024

National school lunch program could be banned from serving lab-cultivated meat

Campaign for a ban on certain food additives moves on to Illinois after California victory

The two non-governmental organizations, with a joint project to trim the number of food additives in candy, soda, and other food items, are moving into a second year in a

By Dan Flynn

/ 31 Jan 2024

Campaign for a ban on certain food additives moves on to Illinois after California victory

Pending FSIS petitions continue to generate new comments

Without naming his company or town, Mr. Chris Jenkins became the first to ask USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service to “strike down” Petition 23-07 from Animal Partisan last

By Dan Flynn

/ 30 Jan 2024

Pending FSIS petitions continue to generate new comments

Its own staff reported the cockroach infestation that led to the politically charged closure of Maine restaurant

The 9-day closure of a popular Lewiston, ME, restaurant has created such a kerfuffle that Food Safety News has looked deeper into what happened. Dialing back to last year, it

By Dan Flynn

/ 29 Jan 2024

Its own staff reported the cockroach infestation that led to the politically charged closure of Maine restaurant

Pennsylvania State Court puts Amos Miller on the docket for Feb. 29

Amos Miller is to appear in a Pennsylvania state court on Feb. 29. Until then, Miller, his wife, and various businesses are prohibited from producing or selling raw milk and

By Dan Flynn

/ 28 Jan 2024

Pennsylvania State Court puts Amos Miller on the docket for Feb. 29

Animal activists claim state officials are not exempt from enforcing anti-cruelty laws

A petition filed last year with USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is among the first to generate a comment in 2024. Animal Partisan, one of the nation’

By Dan Flynn

/ 26 Jan 2024

Animal activists claim state officials are not exempt from enforcing anti-cruelty laws

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Dan Flynn

Expanded cottage food bill advancing in Arizona Capitol

Farmers react to ‘untimely’ order removing the herbicide dicamba from the market

Town’s vote to end city restaurant inspections will occur without a survey

Congressional delegation comments on pending Perdue Farms petition

Gov. DeSantis favors bills to keep lab-grown meat out of Florida

Amos Miller is seen as a victim of ‘government overreach’ but a top fundraiser

National school lunch program could be banned from serving lab-cultivated meat

Campaign for a ban on certain food additives moves on to Illinois after California victory

Pending FSIS petitions continue to generate new comments

Its own staff reported the cockroach infestation that led to the politically charged closure of Maine restaurant

Pennsylvania State Court puts Amos Miller on the docket for Feb. 29

Animal activists claim state officials are not exempt from enforcing anti-cruelty laws