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 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
The number 2 food safety story of the year concerned USDA’s regulatory bottleneck:
Abe Lincoln saw the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) created with his signature in 1862
In our top 17 food safety stories of 2010, first place goes to the food safety bill, which was supported by an unusual alliance–including consumer advocates, grocery manufacturers and
In our countdown of the year’s top food safety stories, number 3 was the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil platform explosion on the area’s seafood industry:
The
