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 serves as Senior Editor and covers foodborne illness policy.

Is Kruse the ‘Bright Line’ case for the food safety community or not?

— COMMENTARY — The jury is hung. The judge declared a mistrial. The prosecution can try again, but it isn’t required. We could leave it there. As one famous Texan said,

By Dan Flynn

/ 17 Aug 2022

Is Kruse the ‘Bright Line’ case for the food safety community or not?

USDA reports inspection activity for third quarter

After a half year of setting records with the quarterly slaughter of more than 40 million head of livestock, the pace slowed for USDA’s meat inspectors, but not by

By Dan Flynn

/ 17 Aug 2022

USDA reports inspection activity for third quarter

Massachusetts law on hold until Supreme Court decides California case

A Massachusetts law that would mangle the pork trade in New England is on hold until the Supreme Court decides the California Proposition 12 case. Like California, Massachusetts wants to

By Dan Flynn

/ 16 Aug 2022

Massachusetts law on hold until Supreme Court decides California case

Blue Bell criminal trial ends in mistrial

BULLETIN — The United States v. Paul Kruse trial in Austin, Texas ended Monday in a mistrial. The jury apparently split 10-to-2 with the majority wanting to acquit the 67-year-old retired

By Dan Flynn

/ 15 Aug 2022

Blue Bell criminal trial ends in mistrial

California’s Proposition 12 will be heard by Supreme Court on Oct. 11

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in National Pork Producers Council v Karen Ross on Oct. 11. The court on March 28 granted the writ of certiorari to officially

By Dan Flynn

/ 15 Aug 2022

California’s Proposition 12 will be heard by Supreme Court on Oct. 11

In Austin, Texas, the trial of the retired Blue Bell president adjourns for the weekend

The United States v Paul Kruse trial in Austin, TX, has adjourned for the weekend. It will continue at 8:30 a.m. Monday, when presumably the jury will resume

By Dan Flynn

/ 12 Aug 2022

In Austin, Texas, the trial of the retired Blue Bell president adjourns for the weekend

Judge sequesters the Blue Bell jury

Federal Judge Robert Pitman Friday sequestered the jury deliberating for a third day over charges against the retired president of Blue Bell ice cream. Pitman “ordered that the jury be

By Dan Flynn

/ 12 Aug 2022

Jury deliberates over charges against Paul Kruse in Blue Bell criminal case

After just five days of trial testimony, the United States v Paul Kruse is now in the hands of a Texas jury. Trial testimony in the federal court of the

By Dan Flynn

/ 11 Aug 2022

Jury deliberates over charges against Paul Kruse in Blue Bell criminal case

Senate sits on Esteban nomination as USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety

Any hope that the U.S. Senate would confirm Jose Emilio Esteban as USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety before the late summer break is gone. The Senate Committee

By Dan Flynn

/ 10 Aug 2022

Senate sits on Esteban nomination as USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety

Jury instructions are important in Kruse’s trial as the law gets applied to the facts in Blue Bell case

The jury continues to hear witnesses at the trial of retired Blue Bell president Paul Kruse while behind-the-scenes work continues on the instructions they’ll get before deliberations. Jury instructions

By Dan Flynn

/ 10 Aug 2022

Jury instructions are important in Kruse’s trial as the law gets applied to the facts in Blue Bell case

National Chicken Council objects to USDA plan to name Salmonella as adulterant in some chicken products

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) decision to declare Salmonella as an adulterant in breaded and stuffed raw chicken products is not welcomed by the regulated industry. “NCC

By Dan Flynn

/ 9 Aug 2022

National Chicken Council objects to USDA plan to name Salmonella as adulterant in some chicken products

Texas DSHS first wanted Blue Bell to recall ice cream related to infections

AUSTIN — When the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) first learned South Carolina found Listeria in two Blue Bell ice cream products, it suggested the company prepare a recall

By Dan Flynn

/ 5 Aug 2022

Texas DSHS first wanted Blue Bell to recall ice cream related to infections

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Dan Flynn

Is Kruse the ‘Bright Line’ case for the food safety community or not?

USDA reports inspection activity for third quarter

Massachusetts law on hold until Supreme Court decides California case

Blue Bell criminal trial ends in mistrial

California’s Proposition 12 will be heard by Supreme Court on Oct. 11

In Austin, Texas, the trial of the retired Blue Bell president adjourns for the weekend

Judge sequesters the Blue Bell jury

Jury deliberates over charges against Paul Kruse in Blue Bell criminal case

Senate sits on Esteban nomination as USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety

Jury instructions are important in Kruse’s trial as the law gets applied to the facts in Blue Bell case

National Chicken Council objects to USDA plan to name Salmonella as adulterant in some chicken products

Texas DSHS first wanted Blue Bell to recall ice cream related to infections