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.
In the ongoing, confusing court battles over process involving genetically engineered (GE) or genetically modified (GM) crops, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has run up one white flag.
Any time something big happens, there are ramifications. With the President’s signature this week, the biggest shake up in food safety in 70 years became reality.
But that reality
Anyone looking for a trend in new state food safety laws taking effective this week had better remember one thing. The state legislative chambers that put the latest round of
Tico’s Mexican Foods Inc., a Denver food processor known for its green chili, received a Dec. 21 warning letter about its clam chowder from the U.S. Food and
The widow of a man who died from a Listeria monocytogenes infection has sued Sangar Fresh Cut Produce in a Texas court.
Elizabeth Castellano claims her husband, Hermillo Castellano, died
Wild Thymes Farm Inc., which sells its products by mail and through popular retailers, has run afoul of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) acidified food
With the National Western Stock Show opening in Denver on Saturday, and the start-up of county fair season just ahead in Florida, planners of similar events featuring animals and children
A Dec. 2nd warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to Fort Bragg, CA-based Ocean Fresh LLC says the seafood processing facility is producing ready-to-eat raw
After Terry Branstad takes the oath of office as governor of Iowa next week, both the governor’s residence and Iowa Capitol building will be thrown open to the public
Congress and the States
Last year, waiting and watching for the 111th Congress to hatch a new food safety bill was the dominant food safety news story.
Congress will continue
While we’re busy making our own resolutions for the new year, we are humbly recommending a few resolutions for others to consider:
— President Obama should resolve to sign the
