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 the nearly four years that brothers Stewart and Michael Parnell have pursued federal Writs of Habeas Corpus, the procedure has not given them much encouragement. But that may be
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, and Matthew M. Graves of the U.S. Attorney’s office in Washington D.C. are all being
Three years after the indictment of Rhode Island Beef and Veal, Michael A. Quattrucci will, in July, stand for sentencing after pleading guilty on two counts of defrauding customers.
Quattrucci,
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The outlines of a secretive plan to outlaw “the use of slaughterhouses” and put any employees who are displaced on some sort of welfare have begun to emerge in
Roberto Adams, a 69-year-old retired USDA Lead Animal Health Technician, must pay a $40,000 fine and enter federal prison for five years. He acknowledged being guilty of
Not so long ago, Hallettsville, TX, was known for its nearby “Chicken Ranch” and its historic Courthouse square was the location of city scenes in The Best Little Whorehouse in
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Congress is putting a toe in the nation’s child labor scandal but its action looks to be more about re-visiting old ground than opening new investigations. A
The U.S. Supreme Court is unanimous in finding in favor of an Idaho couple who’ve tangled with the EPA for years over interpretations of the federal Clean Water
Eleven organizations that work closely with the Food and Drug Administration are asking bipartisan congressional leaders to work with them on “several pressing food safety issues this year.”
The eleven
The Animal Welfare Institute, Compassion in World Farming, the Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society Legislative Fund, Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association, and World Animal Protection have jointly
The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, CO, has announced the first modern-era psilocybin clinical trial for depression. The UC researchers will test whether psilocybin — the chemical
