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 its 11th update since the nationwide Salmonella outbreak went public on Jan. 22, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta Tuesday added five cases to
When tests for the deadly E. coli O157:H7 pathogen come back with positive results, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) makes sure
The deaths of two heroin users, a recent one in England and another one last December in Germany, may be linked by anthrax.
Tests carried out at the United Kingdom’
S.T.O.P. stands for Safe Tables Our Priority, a food safety advocacy group led by parents of children who’ve died from foodborne illnesses.
Parents who have lost
Even something as ominous sounding as “The Year of the Tiger” should be celebrated safely.
The year of Geng Yin, the formal name for the Lunar New Year that begins
Red Darla cheese is one of those locavore products that has a unique distribution chain. It’s made its way from the Estrella Family Creamery at Montesano, WA to Farmer’
A customer complaint had led a pet food company to discover its product might be contaminated with Salmonella and prompted it to adopt a “test and hold” policy so it
The rapidly growing St. Louis-based Ralcorp Holdings Inc., which through acquisitions and sales growth is nearing the $4 billion annual revenue mark, has a problem.
It appears that one of
The nationwide Salmonella outbreak associated with Italian-style salami may involve two strains of the pathogen, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta has confirmed.
In the
Illinois resident Raymond Cirimele regularly purchased Daniele Inc. Italian-style salami products at a Costco store in Cook County. Last November he ate some of that pepper-coated salami and was infected
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) should “give a life-saving gift” to Americans this Valentine’s Day by declaring six additional strains of E. coli that cause illness and
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack killed the $142 million National Animal Identification System (NAIS), and any hope it might contribute to food safety, last week.
At a meeting of state agriculture
