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 permanent injunction against Sharkco Seafood International Inc., located in Venice, LA to stop the seafood processing company from distributing scombrotoxin-forming fish in interstate commerce is being sought by the
Davis, CA-based Timco Worldwide Inc. is recalling a limited number of its Large Seedless Watermelons because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
No illnesses have been reported
Tests for microorganisms by Silliker Laboratories in Columbus, OH found that those sliced turkey breast and gravy meals tossed out by Florida schools last week never were a food safety
A second lawsuit stemming from an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 was filed last week against Fairbank Farms, this one was on behalf of Augusta, Maine resident Margaret Long
The strange case of 50,000 pre-sliced turkey meals being pulled from the cafeterias of the Lee County Public School District in Florida remains just as strange this week as
Denver’s National Western Stock Show has no plans to eliminate its “petting farm” exhibit after infecting at least 30, mostly kids, with E. coli O157:H7 last year, sending
In what might be much ado about a recall involving only 90 pounds of ground beef, private lab results are being used to call into question the accuracy of the
Cantaloupes packed under the Majesty label have been recalled by Brawley, CA-based Five Crowns Marketing because of possible contamination with Salmonella.
The recall comes after laboratory analysis conducted by a
America’s County of Origin Labeling (COOL) requirements for retail sales of meat and certain perishable commodities are in danger of being declared unfair trade practices.
The World Trade Organization
Brooklyn, NY-based Service Smoked Fish Corp. Thursday recalled its Brooklyn’s Best brand Smoked Nova Salmon because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
No illnesses have yet been
The poultry industry’s anti-microbial actions from the “re-hang” to the “post-chill” steps in the young chick slaughter process are dramatically reducing Salmonella and Campylobacter contamination on the birds, a
