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.
The raw milk that sickened 16 children and two adults at a Wisconsin elementary school last month came from a bulk tank at a local farm that sells milk from
Last March undeclared eggs in some pastries at Mai’s Bakery in Monterrey Park, CA brought about a recall of moon cakes and hopia mongo, as well as suspension of
Dairy cows sold for slaughter in New Mexico were found to have drug residues, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
In a June 24 warning letter
Diarrhea — let alone something called rat lungworm nematode — can ruin any vacation, so the last thing the tourist industry needs is an association with the risk of foodborne illness.
But
The United Kingdom’s government-run health care system will be taking verocytotoxin-producing E. coli infection (VTEC) in children more seriously in the future.
The UK’s Health Protection Agency (HPA)
Sampling and testing for E. coli O157:H7 is being increased during August and September at mid-sized to large ground beef processing plants, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection
A city planner in Oak Park, Michigan apparently did not get the memo about gardens being a good thing.
The Oak Park official wants to put residents Jason and Julie
In the spring it was an Applebee’s near Detroit and this summer it’s a Chili’s restaurant outside of Denver. They are recent examples of how busy bartenders,
One of my news alerts lit up like a Christmas tree over the Fourth of July weekend.
Most, I think, use news alerts for topics and events that occur with
Meat recalls during the first half of the year have taken on some unusual patterns. The number of recalls for pathogens found in beef, pork, and poultry has dropped off
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) policy remains unchanged: the agency considers any disease-causing strain of E. coli to be illegal.
Why that statement was removed from a press
The size and severity of Europe’s E. coli O104:H4 outbreak was coming into worldwide focus as May passed into June, and it was time for the American government
