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.
High animal drug residues have been found in the edible tissues of bob veal calves sold for slaughter by a Vermont dairy.
Tissue samples taken after slaughter by the USDA’
There is no other calling than the news business where the professionals sit around talking about “the dog days of summer” like it’s an inevitable occurrence.
Our patronage of
Licensing and inspection of food trucks and concession stands at large stadiums have both been challenges for restaurant inspectors.
So it was probably only a matter of time before these
A contract food bottling and packaging company on the Hawaiian island of Oahu that was responsible for the recall of about 100 local food products in January received a June
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,
