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 serves as Senior Editor and covers foodborne illness policy.

City ending local restaurant inspections in retaliation against its inspectors for closing a popular restaurant

UPDATE- The Lewiston City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to postpone any action on the items below until March 19. No change in city restaurant inspections or staffing will occur

By Dan Flynn

/ 23 Jan 2024

City ending local restaurant inspections in retaliation against its inspectors for closing a popular restaurant

FDA reorganization is out for review, but impact later in 2024 could be huge

The FDA’s largest reorganization in history, involving about 8,000 employees, is far more than just “moving some boxes around.” The proposed changes and updates to an FDA-wide reorganization

By Dan Flynn

/ 22 Jan 2024

FDA reorganization is out for review, but impact later in 2024 could be huge

Multistate Salmonella outbreak is the subject of dual alerts by federal food safety agencies

Salmonella illnesses associated with ready-to-eat (RTE) charcuterie meat products in Busseto brand Charcuterie Sampler and Fratelli Beretta brand Antipasto Gran Beretta have the federal government out with dual alerts. Both

By Dan Flynn

/ 19 Jan 2024

Multistate Salmonella outbreak is the subject of dual alerts by federal food safety agencies

Prominent Denver Law School unit is handling jail term appeal for California animal activist

Wayne Hsiung is a well-known California animal activist and himself a lawyer, but he won’t have a fool for a client in his appeal of a felony conviction and

By Dan Flynn

/ 19 Jan 2024

Prominent Denver Law School unit is handling jail term appeal for California animal activist

The Arctic blast may have caused some USDA meat inspectors to miss their shifts

This past Monday brought Nebraska’s coldest snap in three years, with frigid temperatures and enough snow and sleet to make roads dangerous. Staying home was the best defense from

By Dan Flynn

/ 18 Jan 2024

The Arctic blast may have caused some USDA meat inspectors to miss their shifts

Michael Parnell’s appeal is going forward on narrow grounds with a brief due on Feb. 20

The U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals granted a single Certificate of Appealability (COA) on Jan. 10 in the Motion 2255 Habeas Petition sought by former peanut broker Michael

By Dan Flynn

/ 17 Jan 2024

Michael Parnell’s appeal is going forward on narrow grounds with a brief due on Feb. 20

Arizona may join Italy by banning lab-grown meat from the state

Two bills introduced into the Arizona Legislature may signal that the 2024 sessions of those “Laboratories of Democracy” will be something of an “alt-meat” grinder. Arizona State Rep. David Marshall,

By Dan Flynn

/ 16 Jan 2024

Arizona may join Italy by banning lab-grown meat from the state

Banning horse exports for slaughter might take a ride on the Farm Bill or another big spending measure

The number of horses likely being exported for slaughter has not dropped off anywhere near enough for animal activists. It is believed that Mexican slaughter plants during 2023 took 17,

By Dan Flynn

/ 15 Jan 2024

Banning horse exports for slaughter might take a ride on the Farm Bill or another big spending measure

Letter from The Editor: This time, let’s get over Amos Miller as quickly as possible

— OPINION — Late last year, I felt like the Amos Miller saga must be finally over. Maybe it was my sparring partner David Gumpert, the author of books like “The Raw

By Dan Flynn

/ 12 Jan 2024

Letter from The Editor: This time, let’s get over Amos Miller as quickly as possible

MPs want the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to cut JBS out of American financial markets

JBS SA, the Brazil-based meat behemoth, was bracing for some challenging times over its plan for dual listing its stock but did not expect things to get so personal. However,

By Dan Flynn

/ 11 Jan 2024

MPs want the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to cut JBS out of American financial markets

The dog meat trade is banned in South Korea by the National Assembly starting in 2027

A decade ago, at a Korean railroad station, a tour guide directed a visiting reporter away from a small cafe, saying only “boshintang” was on the menu. The reporter later

By Dan Flynn

/ 10 Jan 2024

The dog meat trade is banned in South Korea by the National Assembly starting in 2027

Passing the collection plate comes naturally to Amos Miller

As he has in the past, Amos Miller has turned to his supporters for financial assistance as he finds compliance with food safety regulations troublesome. After the Pennsylvania Department of

By Dan Flynn

/ 9 Jan 2024

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City ending local restaurant inspections in retaliation against its inspectors for closing a popular restaurant

FDA reorganization is out for review, but impact later in 2024 could be huge

Multistate Salmonella outbreak is the subject of dual alerts by federal food safety agencies

Prominent Denver Law School unit is handling jail term appeal for California animal activist

The Arctic blast may have caused some USDA meat inspectors to miss their shifts

Michael Parnell’s appeal is going forward on narrow grounds with a brief due on Feb. 20

Arizona may join Italy by banning lab-grown meat from the state

Banning horse exports for slaughter might take a ride on the Farm Bill or another big spending measure

Letter from The Editor: This time, let’s get over Amos Miller as quickly as possible

MPs want the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to cut JBS out of American financial markets

The dog meat trade is banned in South Korea by the National Assembly starting in 2027

Passing the collection plate comes naturally to Amos Miller