Dan Flynn

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.

California Senate passes Assembly bill to ban certain food ingredients for safety concerns

The California Food Safety Act, which passed the State Assembly on May 15 with a 54-to-12 vote, was also approved Monday by the State Senate with a 33 to 3

By Dan Flynn

/ 13 Sep 2023

California Senate passes Assembly bill to ban certain food ingredients for safety concerns

Another child labor threat to food safety

Child labor, just like food fraud, is not usually seen as an indicator of a positive food safety culture, and more instances of turning production over to children keep getting

By Dan Flynn

/ 12 Sep 2023

Another child labor threat to food safety

Just before the final vote, one item was removed from AB418’s list of substances banned in food

As a near-year-round body, the California Legislature does things a little differently. Until the middle of September, it has adjourned most of its committees to put the Upper Chamber’s

By Dan Flynn

/ 8 Sep 2023

Just before the final vote, one item was removed from AB418’s list of substances banned in food

New food safety laws take effect in Texas

The 88th Texas Legislature passed two bills impacting food establishments with Sept. 1 implementation dates. The new laws benefit the 55,000 food service establishments in the Lone Star State

By Dan Flynn

/ 6 Sep 2023

New food safety laws take effect in Texas

Oregon invests $9 million to become one of 29 states approved to inspect meat

By legislative action, Oregon is putting up $9 million for the Oregon Department of Agriculture to conduct state meat inspections. Oregon’s State Inspection Program meets the same regulatory safeguards

By Dan Flynn

/ 1 Sep 2023

Oregon invests $9 million to become one of 29 states approved to inspect meat

USDA Enforcement Report for the 3rd quarter is in

The Quarterly Enforcement Report for April 1, 2023, to June 30, 2023, shows carcass inspections for livestock fell to 39,410 570. It was the first time in Fiscal Year

By Dan Flynn

/ 29 Aug 2023

USDA Enforcement Report for the 3rd quarter is in

FDA Commissioner names EPA insider to agency’s top food safety post

EPA’s James “Jim” Jones was named Wednesday as the first FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods. In an expanded position, he will fill the voids left at the FDA

By Dan Flynn

/ 24 Aug 2023

The skin may come off on more than a baseball in this no holds battle in Congress

Competition in Congress over the EATS Act is unusual because it’s being played for keeps. Usually, concerns about relationships and the near certainty that a current opponent will be

By Dan Flynn

/ 23 Aug 2023

The skin may come off on more than a baseball in this no holds battle in Congress

EATS Act brings delay and risk to new $1.5 trillion Farm Bill

The soon-to-expire Farm Bill is now at risk from an agriculture civil war that has broken out over the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act. While Congress remains on its

By Dan Flynn

/ 22 Aug 2023

EATS Act brings delay and risk to new $1.5 trillion Farm Bill

Washington State Health names milkshakes as source of deadly Listeriosis outbreak

The mortality rate hit 50 percent, with three deaths out of six Listeriosis illnesses in a recent Washington State outbreak blamed on milkshakes served at a Frugals restaurant in Tacoma.

By Dan Flynn

/ 20 Aug 2023

Washington State Health names milkshakes as source of deadly Listeriosis outbreak

Recess dust-up may turn into fall’s Battle Royal as pork-producing states want California out of their business

The EATS Act, to stop California from regulating America’s farms and ranches by protecting states’ authority to regulate agriculture within their borders, is turning into a significant dustup that

By Dan Flynn

/ 17 Aug 2023

Recess dust-up may turn into fall’s Battle Royal as pork-producing states want California out of their business

Letter from the Editor: Stewart Parnell’s ride on the ‘Great Writ’ is about to start its 5th year.

Stewart Parnell is the most reviled character from one of food safety’s worst tragedies. By their convictions and sentencing, Stewart Parnell, 69, and brother Michael Parnell, 64, respectfully still

By Dan Flynn

/ 16 Aug 2023

Letter from the Editor: Stewart Parnell’s ride on the ‘Great Writ’ is about to start its 5th year.

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Dan Flynn

California Senate passes Assembly bill to ban certain food ingredients for safety concerns

Another child labor threat to food safety

Just before the final vote, one item was removed from AB418’s list of substances banned in food

New food safety laws take effect in Texas

Oregon invests $9 million to become one of 29 states approved to inspect meat

USDA Enforcement Report for the 3rd quarter is in

FDA Commissioner names EPA insider to agency’s top food safety post

The skin may come off on more than a baseball in this no holds battle in Congress

EATS Act brings delay and risk to new $1.5 trillion Farm Bill

Washington State Health names milkshakes as source of deadly Listeriosis outbreak

Recess dust-up may turn into fall’s Battle Royal as pork-producing states want California out of their business

Letter from the Editor: Stewart Parnell’s ride on the ‘Great Writ’ is about to start its 5th year.