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 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta Monday provided an update on its Salmonella Montevideo investigation and it took a murky turn.
“During January 16-21, 2010, ” the
Sulphur dioxide, benzoic acid, and sorbic acid are preservatives commonly used in preserving fruits and vegetables.
Because of recent instances of excessive preservatives being detected in samples of dried fruits
The 1.25 million pound salami recall by Daniele Inc. and the associated outbreak was not on the table at last week’s Traceability Interoperability Summit in Denver.
It did
A Canadian veterinarian is now under house arrest for making false written statements.
The Ontario Court of Justice in Woodstock found Dr. Brian Hill guilty of a global count of
If I had spent any more time at the Traceability Interoperability Summit in Denver, my head would have exploded.
Having so many smart people gathered in one place–all with
The latest Enforcement Report from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued Jan. 20, is notable for a couple of reasons. First, it covers the details of only
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is seeking public comment on an urgent amendment to the Food Standard Code to protect public health and safety.
The proposed measures would require
Summit meetings are usually successful if the right people choose to attend, and by that measure the Traceability Interoperability Summit that ends today in Denver has achieved at least one
The Oakridge Calgary Co-op Grocery Store had to close briefly and now has expand a recall it began Monday after finding food on its shelves was tampered with.
The Canadian
Farmers who were not already using Monsanto’s Roundup Ready alfalfa seeds have not been able to purchase them since a 2007 injunction went into effect.
But after losing at
In a quiet but systematic way some of the nation’s largest grocery store chains are pulling hash browns from the shelves of their freezer cases because they might be
Parents of four Wisconsin children who’ve been fighting bacterial diseases since December want somebody to solve what some there are calling the Grand Avenue mystery.
The four children live
