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.

No source found yet, but no new cases either in Minnesota’s raw milk-related outbreak

Ten days after it went public about a Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak that caused the State Health Department to warn all Minnesotians not to drink any raw milk, the department reports

By Dan Flynn

/ 8 Aug 2023

No source found yet, but no new cases either in Minnesota’s raw milk-related outbreak

Raw Farm Cheddar recall was imposed just one week after a federal court order

Raw cheddar cheese produced and packaged by Raw Farm LLC of Fresno County, CA, is the subject of a new statewide recall and quarantine order by California State Veterinarian Dr.

By Dan Flynn

/ 4 Aug 2023

Raw Farm Cheddar recall was imposed just one week after a federal court order

Consent Decree settles meat warehouse mess, but not New York City’s big rat problem

Rats populate much of New York City, as was illustrated by a federal food safety case settled this past Friday. It all started in April 2022 when federal investigators checked

By Dan Flynn

/ 2 Aug 2023

Consent Decree settles meat warehouse mess, but not New York City’s big rat problem

Prison move temporarily cuts Michael Parnell’s ties with his lawyer during 11th Circuit action

Like former PCA President Stewart Parnell, Michael Parnell is before the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta with a petition to vacate his conviction and sentence. Those petitions by

By Dan Flynn

/ 1 Aug 2023

Prison move temporarily cuts Michael Parnell’s ties with his lawyer during 11th Circuit action

Organic Pasture’s owner accepts consent decree in 15-year-old raw milk case

U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston for Eastern California has signed a Consent Decree agreed upon by attorneys for the United States and Organic Pastures and Mark McAfee. It

By Dan Flynn

/ 31 Jul 2023

Organic Pasture’s owner accepts consent decree in 15-year-old raw milk case

A new study says EATS Act could do a lot of damage, including to food safety

When the conservative U.S. Supreme Court said California could put whatever restrictions it wanted on selling meat, it left rural producer states scratching their heads. The Court’s state’

By Dan Flynn

/ 27 Jul 2023

A new study says EATS Act could do a lot of damage, including to food safety

Stewart Parnell takes habeas corpus petition to 11th Circuit Court in Atlanta

It’s been a long haul, but Tuesday’s one-time peanut executive petitioned to vacate his conviction and sentence before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit

By Dan Flynn

/ 26 Jul 2023

Food product safety bill continues to advance in California Legislature

The manufacturers that use red dye No. 3 and four other food additives may run out of time in California. The State Senate Appropriations Committee takes up Assembly Bill (AB)

By Dan Flynn

/ 25 Jul 2023

Food product safety bill continues to advance in California Legislature

Letter from the Editor: Now you can call him Mr. Undersecretary

TORONTO — IAFP 2023 in Toronto this week was not his first rodeo. We are talking about Jose Emilio Esteban, our new USDA Undersecretary for Food Safety. This week’s International

By Dan Flynn

/ 20 Jul 2023

Letter from the Editor: Now you can call him Mr. Undersecretary

Outbreak with one the highest mortality rates in history subject of IAFP panel of experts

TORONTO — Fifteen years ago, a Canadian listeriosis outbreak struck one of the country’s top brands, killing as many as 23 infected for an astounding mortality rate of nearly 40

By Dan Flynn

/ 18 Jul 2023

Outbreak with one the highest mortality rates in history subject of IAFP panel of experts

Diluting the role of USDA veterinarians is a mistake according to those on the job at FSIS

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service plans to dilute the role of veterinarians in animal slaughter. It is a change made during a persistent and severe national DVM

By Dan Flynn

/ 14 Jul 2023

Diluting the role of USDA veterinarians is a mistake according to those on the job at FSIS

Beef should not be sold as ‘climate-friendly’ according to EWG petition

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has petitioned USDA to prohibit beef producers like Tyson Foods from claiming their “climate-friendly” products and to require independent verification of all climate claims companies

By Dan Flynn

/ 12 Jul 2023

Beef should not be sold as ‘climate-friendly’ according to EWG petition

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Dan Flynn

No source found yet, but no new cases either in Minnesota’s raw milk-related outbreak

Raw Farm Cheddar recall was imposed just one week after a federal court order

Consent Decree settles meat warehouse mess, but not New York City’s big rat problem

Prison move temporarily cuts Michael Parnell’s ties with his lawyer during 11th Circuit action

Organic Pasture’s owner accepts consent decree in 15-year-old raw milk case

A new study says EATS Act could do a lot of damage, including to food safety

Stewart Parnell takes habeas corpus petition to 11th Circuit Court in Atlanta

Food product safety bill continues to advance in California Legislature

Letter from the Editor: Now you can call him Mr. Undersecretary

Outbreak with one the highest mortality rates in history subject of IAFP panel of experts

Diluting the role of USDA veterinarians is a mistake according to those on the job at FSIS

Beef should not be sold as ‘climate-friendly’ according to EWG petition