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.
A “scientifically robust model of the Illinois River watershed” will be built in the next year and half by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the purpose of
Food Safety News was in error yesterday when it reported that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned the public about a potential danger in baby food before
Getting another American chicken into Russia just got harder.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin weighed into the Russian ban on U.S. chicken imports.
“We haven’t seen any readiness to
The illegal horsemeat market west of Miami might still be going officially un-noticed were it not for last year’s discovery of 21 carcasses that drew attention to the grisly
The U. S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use Merrick Beef Filet Squares for dogs distributed by Merrick Pet Care.
The Merrick product with a package
In one of those rare instances, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a public warning about a product with a serious food safety problem before the
The Paul W. Marks Company, Inc., a 50-year old family-owned food distributor in Everett, MA has a problem with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA).
It is making
Frozen scallops being sold at supermarkets are contaminated with Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning toxin, the Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety announced.
The products involved are pre-packaged frozen half-shell scallops with
Patulin is a toxic substance produced by molds that may grow in apples. While there are no documented cases of human illnesses caused by patuylin, the U.S. Food and
Love him or hate him, Michael Taylor is sharing his views on occasion in Atlantic Magazine’s online Food Wire. Taylor, officially the senior advisor to U.S. Food and
Another year, another peanut butter recall.
This time Coon Rapids, MN-based Parkers Farm, Inc. is recalling peanut butter and other products because they may be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes.
The
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Tuesday rolled out the first phase of its Transparency Initiative, which is designed to explain agency operations, how it makes decisions, and
