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.
In Seattle, America’s capital of coffee, much is expected. But Zoka Coffee Company, LLC had in the past 15 years dealt only with inspectors from the Washington State Department
An Ohio family infected with the dangerous E. coli O157:H7 bacteria did not consume all of a multi-pound chub of ground beef that was a possible source of their
The nation’s top disease trackers and food regulators say it’s too early for them to know the “root cause” of the deadly cantaloupe Listeria outbreak, which they expect
A month-old outbreak of listeriosis in 18 states is now officially the most deadly outbreak of foodborne illness since poison peanut butter killed nine people with Salmonella Typhimurium in late
Canada’s steady stream of court convictions against companies for violations of its basic food safety laws, such as the Meat Inspection Act, continued during September with two more firms
In the one week since the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last reported on the multistate outbreak of listeriosis-linked “Rocky Ford” cantaloupes from Colorado’s Jensen Farms,
If rural America kicks the lite version of animal identification (ID) to the curb just as it did the National Animal Identification System (NAIS), an economic study says export markets
I once worked in Seattle for a Canadian editor. I was always trying to gain insights from him about what Canadians really think. One morning I asked him about a
International produce businesses that move fruits and vegetables across borders are cheering for Del Monte Fresh Produce in its challenge to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) closure of the
For the first time in five years, the state restaurant inspection posted on the wall at Taylor’s Maid-Rite in Marshalltown, IA does not contain an active “red” violation.
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The death Tuesday of another victim of the cantaloupe-caused Listeria outbreak has been confirmed by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
Shelly Occhipinti-Krout, 48, of Parker, CO died
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is experiencing a hailstorm of opposition to its new animal disease traceability system as the proposal reaches the halfway point in the
