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.
For two years USDA’s communications director Christine Mather and press secretary Caleb R. Weaver kept the treatment of Tom Vilsack more like that reserved for a crown prince than
Attempts to liberalize the sale of raw milk appear to be stalled in at least a half dozen or so states around the country. But in Minnesota, spring has brought
For every rule, there must be at least one exception.
One of my rules is no reality television. It really has not been difficult. I’d just as much watch
When girls in the school lunch program are more likely to be obese than who choose not to participate, it’s probably time for change.
That’s exactly where the
Non-ambulatory disabled veal calves and other animals that cannot walk on their own on to the kill floor should be “humanely euthanized,” two animal welfare groups say.
A comment period
The 20-year-old Chantel’s Cakes and Pastries, located not far off the runways near Washington’s Dulles International Airport, has found that a federal case is being made of its
For a time, canned black beans from Japan’s Sanuki Kanzume Co. near Yurihonjyo-shi west of Tokyo were prevented from entering the U.S. because the plant was not registered
There were more than 100 food recalls during the just-ended first quarter of the year, according to federal food safety agencies.
At least 48 of the 103 recalls — almost half
The Meiko Food Company Inc., True World Food Boston, LLC, and Able Cold Storage and Trucking are the latest seafood processors to receive warning letters after federal food inspectors visited
Juice, bread, and the Norwegian flatbread called lefsa are not the kind of products that come to mind when one thinks about the risk of foodborne illnesses.
But a series
Nebraska may soon join 27 other states with their own meat and poultry inspection services under a bill passed by the Unicameral Legislature. In a 35-1 vote, it asked the
Truth be told, I do not get out much.
Mostly I keep my head down, talk to people on the telephone, and exchange endless email traffic. My routine outings in
