Dan Flynn

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 leads editorial direction and covers foodborne illness policy.

Washington State Bill to exempt consumer sales of raw milk up for committee vote

An upcoming Feb. 17 vote by the Washington State House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee will tell whether a bill to remove regulations from raw milk sold directly from the

By Dan Flynn

/ 13 Feb 2023

Washington State Bill to exempt consumer sales of raw milk up for committee vote

Like making sausage, the 2023 Farm Bill isn’t something that you will want to look at

It’s likely to bring the year’s biggest bipartisan, bicameral agreement. It will commit taxpayers to spend another half trillion dollars. It will make promises that aren’t logical.

By Dan Flynn

/ 10 Feb 2023

Like making sausage, the 2023 Farm Bill isn’t something that you will want to look at

FDA decides CBD products have unknown dangers that Congress should look at

CBD, the second most prevalent active ingredient in marijuana, is readily obtainable just about everywhere in the United States. By itself, it does not cause a “high” and the World

By Dan Flynn

/ 8 Feb 2023

FDA decides CBD products have unknown dangers that Congress should look at

Frequent marijuana use by Colorado youths associated with psychotic disorders

Colorado became the first in the nation in 2012 to make the recreational use of marijuana legal. In the following year when recreational marijuana sales got underway, Colorado’s General

By Dan Flynn

/ 5 Feb 2023

Frequent marijuana use by Colorado youths associated with psychotic disorders

First hearing set for challenge to new WOTUS rule by major private landowners

April 5 is the date of the first hearing for the many parties involved in a federal court challenge to a final rule posted this past December from EPA and

By Dan Flynn

/ 3 Feb 2023

First hearing set for challenge to new WOTUS rule by major private landowners

It’s the 10th anniversary of the PCA indictment and the courts are still working on it

This February is the 10th anniversary of the criminal indictment of Peanut Corporation of America’s executives. And the two defendants who remain in federal custody are still actively pursuing

By Dan Flynn

/ 31 Jan 2023

It’s the 10th anniversary of the PCA indictment and the courts are still working on it

Letter from the Editor: An independent food safety board is far better than anything FDA Commissioner does on his own

— OPINION — How food safety is best organized in a country this big and this populous is the question we should be asking. Instead during the past confusing year, we’ve

By Dan Flynn

/ 29 Jan 2023

Letter from the Editor: An independent food safety board is far better than anything FDA Commissioner does on his own

APHIS is preparing Environmental Impact Statement on worsening avian flu outbreaks

Avian flu has burned through 60 million domestic birds in at least 47 states, egg prices have hit the stratosphere, and more troubling, the virus is mutating to infect mammals

By Dan Flynn

/ 26 Jan 2023

APHIS is preparing Environmental Impact Statement on worsening avian flu outbreaks

FDA puts focus on lead levels in baby food

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Tuesday announced draft guidance for the industry on “action levels” for lead in processed foods that are intended for babies and children under

By Dan Flynn

/ 25 Jan 2023

FDA puts focus on lead levels in baby food

Child labor case attracts Homeland’s attention for potential human trafficking

When federal Judge John M. Gerrard put his signature on a six-page Consent Order and Judgment on Dec. 6, 2022, it was a win for the U.S. Department of

By Dan Flynn

/ 24 Jan 2023

Child labor case attracts Homeland’s attention for potential human trafficking

Food safety expert says Montana’s ‘Food Freedom’ law puts public in danger

Like taking a new car in for repairs while it is still under warranty, the Montana Local Food Choice Act of 2021 will be getting renewed attention during the 2023

By Dan Flynn

/ 23 Jan 2023

Food safety expert says Montana’s ‘Food Freedom’ law puts public in danger

Animal activist group asks FSIS for more regulation of ‘Custom Exempt’ slaughter

A multi-million dollar Washington D.C.-based nonprofit, the Animal Welfare Institute, has filed the second petition this year seeking a policy change with USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection

By Dan Flynn

/ 22 Jan 2023

Animal activist group asks FSIS for more regulation of ‘Custom Exempt’ slaughter

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Dan Flynn

Washington State Bill to exempt consumer sales of raw milk up for committee vote

Like making sausage, the 2023 Farm Bill isn’t something that you will want to look at

FDA decides CBD products have unknown dangers that Congress should look at

Frequent marijuana use by Colorado youths associated with psychotic disorders

First hearing set for challenge to new WOTUS rule by major private landowners

It’s the 10th anniversary of the PCA indictment and the courts are still working on it

Letter from the Editor: An independent food safety board is far better than anything FDA Commissioner does on his own

APHIS is preparing Environmental Impact Statement on worsening avian flu outbreaks

FDA puts focus on lead levels in baby food

Child labor case attracts Homeland’s attention for potential human trafficking

Food safety expert says Montana’s ‘Food Freedom’ law puts public in danger

Animal activist group asks FSIS for more regulation of ‘Custom Exempt’ slaughter