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.

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.

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

Blue Bell president” Ricky” Dickson testifies as government witness against his “friend”

AUSTIN — Richard S. “Ricky” Dickson, the current President at Blue Bell Creameries, testified Wednesday as a government witness against his predecessor and one-time mentor, Paul Kruse. Dickson took over

By Dan Flynn

/ 4 Aug 2022

Blue Bell president” Ricky” Dickson testifies as government witness against his “friend”

Jury trial begins in fraud and conspiracy trial involving Blue Bell, an iconic Texas brand

AUSTIN — The timeline played the starring role during the opening arguments at the jury trial of the United States v Paul Kruse. Department of Justice attorney Matthew Lash for the

By Dan Flynn

/ 3 Aug 2022

DOJ drops one charge against retired Blue Bell president as trial begins

AUSTIN–At the request of the Department of Justice team trying the case, the trial judge dismissed one of the seven counts of the indictment against a former president of

By Dan Flynn

/ 2 Aug 2022

DOJ drops one charge against retired Blue Bell president as trial begins

Jury picked for trial of former Blue Bell president; opening arguments today

AUSTIN — It was a long but primarily quiet Monday as a 12-man, four-woman jury was selected to hear the United States v. Paul Krause. Kruse is the retired

By Dan Flynn

/ 2 Aug 2022

Jury picked for trial of former Blue Bell president; opening arguments today

Oregon-like legalization of “magic” mushrooms is the goal of the Colorado ballot measure

Colorado could decriminalize the personal use and possession of certain psychedelic plants and fungi, including “magic mushrooms,” and create a Natural Medicine Access Program, according to a voter initiative on

By Dan Flynn

/ 28 Jul 2022

Oregon-like legalization of “magic” mushrooms is the goal of the Colorado ballot measure

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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

Blue Bell president” Ricky” Dickson testifies as government witness against his “friend”

Jury trial begins in fraud and conspiracy trial involving Blue Bell, an iconic Texas brand

DOJ drops one charge against retired Blue Bell president as trial begins

Jury picked for trial of former Blue Bell president; opening arguments today

Oregon-like legalization of “magic” mushrooms is the goal of the Colorado ballot measure