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.
An outbreak already infecting 77 people in 26 states with Salmonella Heidelberg prompted an unusual public health alert late Friday about the “critical importance” of safe handling of ground turkey.
Oregon’s politically powerful George family, owners of the George Packing Co. in Newberg, was probably expecting the July 15 warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Wyoming’s troubling Campylobacter uptick appears to be edging off a bit and is not in any way connected to the other larger campy hotspot on the U.S.-Mexico
If you think you have the best idea since Jesus Christ used only five loaves and two fishes to feed the multitude, chances are you are going to fight for
Salmonella enteritidis (SE) contamination in the laying houses, combined with “alarmingly high rodent populations,” make it likely that eggs from a Rose Acre Farms operation in north central Indiana are
The odor from the outdoor food preparation going on at a business called Home Bakery and Festivals in Chicago was so foul that neighbors began calling local newspapers.
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Antibiotic drug residues were too high in bob veal calves sold for slaughter recently by dairy farms in Wisconsin and Illinois.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) discovered
Provincial Courts in July imposed fines totaling $46,500 for violations of food safety and other laws enforced by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).
Heartland Colony Farms Ltd. pled
GeneSeek, the Lincoln, NE-based unit of Neogen that traced the linage and genetics behind the first U.S. case of mad cow disease in 2003, is back in the news
The world’s leading Maradol papaya grower acknowledged over the weekend that it is facing its most serious food-safety challenge since a pesticide chemical prevented its product from getting into
I’ve always been a sucker for bang, bang presentations. Why so many wait so long before getting to the point, I’ve never been able to figure.
Whether it’
