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.

Would you like some lungs with that?

Jonathan Reisman, a Philadelphia MD and author of the book “The Unseen Body,” has a simple request for USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). Rule 9CFR 310.16(

By Dan Flynn

/ 21 Jan 2023

Abbott’s formula plant at Sturgis is the target of criminal investigation

Abbott Laboratories’ infant-formula plant in Sturgis, MI, is the apparent target of a federal criminal investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Consumer Protection Branch. The investigation follows

By Dan Flynn

/ 20 Jan 2023

Abbott’s formula plant at Sturgis is the target of criminal investigation

Are there enough wild horses to bring back equine slaughter for human food?

A lengthy joint resolution in the Wyoming House calls upon Congress to bring back equine slaughter and processing for markets outside the United States. Wyoming is offering the resolution as

By Dan Flynn

/ 20 Jan 2023

Are there enough wild horses to bring back equine slaughter for human food?

Wyoming bill would add ‘designated agent’ role to Food Freedom Act

The first amendments in six years to Wyoming’s much-cited Food Freedom Act are now pending with the Legislature in Cheyenne. Senate File (SF) No. 102 is sponsored by Senators

By Dan Flynn

/ 18 Jan 2023

Wyoming bill would add ‘designated agent’ role to Food Freedom Act

Consumer Reports promotes petition to FDA to ban Red Dye No. 3, the artificial color, in food

In the current issue of its “On Health” newsletter, Consumer Reports calls on its member to sign a petition about one of its older causes. The formal petition was submitted

By Dan Flynn

/ 17 Jan 2023

Consumer Reports promotes petition to FDA to ban Red Dye No. 3, the artificial color, in food

Growth of cage-free eggs may be paused while producers deal with shortages and high prices

The B2B WATT Poultry is out with its 2023 special issue of the egg industry. It is a source of hard-to-find market data about the egg industry, just as high

By Dan Flynn

/ 13 Jan 2023

Growth of cage-free eggs may be paused while producers deal with shortages and high prices

The first foreign audit reports of 2023 are good for Japanese and Israeli meat exporters to the U.S.

The USDA’s Foreign Audit Reports for Japan and Israel have been released during the past week. Japan’s food safety systems for raw intact beef products were the subject

By Dan Flynn

/ 11 Jan 2023

The first foreign audit reports of 2023 are good for Japanese and Israeli meat exporters to the U.S.

Heartland study finds spices second only to paint for the lead poisoning of children

Over the past weekend, a heartland newspaper shared with its readers the stunning conclusion of its local health department. What was disclosed was that contaminated spices were determined to be

By Dan Flynn

/ 10 Jan 2023

Heartland study finds spices second only to paint for the lead poisoning of children

Challenges to growing animal welfare restrictions found ‘largely unsuccessful’

USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) reports that since 2002, 14 states have enacted laws governing their animal agricultural industries’ pre-slaughter production practices. These restrictions to boost the welfare of

By Dan Flynn

/ 9 Jan 2023

Challenges to growing animal welfare restrictions found ‘largely unsuccessful’

Prairie Star National says it is not a ‘sovereign citizens’ organization as referred to in court

Food Safety News last year referred to Prairie Star National Trust as a “sovereign citizens” organization after a court used the term in the Amos Miller case, which states that

By Dan Flynn

/ 6 Jan 2023

Prairie Star National says it is not a ‘sovereign citizens’ organization as referred to in court

Wisconsin Farm Bureau changes sides on raw milk

Wisconsin is “America’s Dairyland” — the slogan has been on Wisconsin license plates for more than 75 years. The state tops the U.S. dairy industry worth $40.5 billion

By Dan Flynn

/ 5 Jan 2023

Wisconsin Farm Bureau changes sides on raw milk

New ‘Waters of the United States’ rule rushed out ahead of SCOTUS ruling in Sackett v. EPA

The EPA and the Army, the federal agencies involved in the Clean Water Act, handed down new definitive language for “water of the United States” (WOTUS) in the form of

By Dan Flynn

/ 3 Jan 2023

New ‘Waters of the United States’ rule rushed out ahead of SCOTUS ruling in Sackett v. EPA

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Dan Flynn

Would you like some lungs with that?

Abbott’s formula plant at Sturgis is the target of criminal investigation

Are there enough wild horses to bring back equine slaughter for human food?

Wyoming bill would add ‘designated agent’ role to Food Freedom Act

Consumer Reports promotes petition to FDA to ban Red Dye No. 3, the artificial color, in food

Growth of cage-free eggs may be paused while producers deal with shortages and high prices

The first foreign audit reports of 2023 are good for Japanese and Israeli meat exporters to the U.S.

Heartland study finds spices second only to paint for the lead poisoning of children

Challenges to growing animal welfare restrictions found ‘largely unsuccessful’

Prairie Star National says it is not a ‘sovereign citizens’ organization as referred to in court

Wisconsin Farm Bureau changes sides on raw milk

New ‘Waters of the United States’ rule rushed out ahead of SCOTUS ruling in Sackett v. EPA