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.

Factory producing cell-cultured chicken about to start production in North Carolina

The USDA’s first and only inspection grant is complete for a large-scale cultivated meat factory in North Carolina, that’s ready to open. Along with a USDA blessing

By Dan Flynn

/ 6 Nov 2025

Factory producing cell-cultured chicken about to start production in North Carolina

Private counsel in Tyson v. OK is not an option for state unit according to state attorney general

In the 20-year-old State of Oklahoma v Tyson Foods Inc. case, the docket is approaching 4,000 entries, and it takes 38 pages of single-spaced lines to

By Dan Flynn

/ 5 Nov 2025

Private counsel in Tyson v. OK is not an option for state unit according to state attorney general

Brashears gets confirmation hearing for USDA Undersecretary for Food Safety appointment

If confirmed to again serve as USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety, Mindy Brashears said she will enter the job as she left it — as a scientist with her

By Dan Flynn

/ 4 Nov 2025

Brashears gets confirmation hearing for USDA Undersecretary for Food Safety appointment

Pause in bird flu outbreak is over as commercial and backyard flocks have been hit hard

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) reports that after a summer pause, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has returned in significant numbers. Since Sept. 1, another 3.88

By Dan Flynn

/ 31 Oct 2025

Pause in bird flu outbreak is over as commercial and backyard flocks have been hit hard

National Chicken Council comments suggest that processed chicken isn’t an ultra-processed food

Before “ultra-processed foods” can be restricted or eliminated, there’s going to have to be a definition for “ultra-processed foods.” Sounds simple enough. California and one or two

By Dan Flynn

/ 30 Oct 2025

National Chicken Council comments suggest that processed chicken isn’t an ultra-processed food

Health freedom group wants to use government’s words on dietary supplements

The libertarian health freedom organization, the Alliance for Natural Health (ANH) USA, is petitioning the FDA to approve 118 nutrient–disease health claims drawn from the government’s own scientific

By Dan Flynn

/ 29 Oct 2025

Health freedom group wants to use government’s words on dietary supplements

In Congress: Attempt to resurrect MCOOL for beef

At least in part for food safety reasons, consumers prefer to know where their food is coming from. The origin of beef and other meats has eluded American consumers over

By Dan Flynn

/ 28 Oct 2025

In Congress: Attempt to resurrect MCOOL for beef

State judge tosses challenge to Montana food safety act over ‘standing’

Two years into suing the State of Montana over food safety gaps, Jeffrey P. Havens has learned that state District Court Judge Christopher D. Abbott has dismissed his case “with

By Dan Flynn

/ 24 Oct 2025

State judge tosses challenge to Montana food safety act over ‘standing’

The historic water quality case is a win for OK, but the governor also wants it settled

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt wants to “expedite discussions and break the current impasse” to settle the “Busload of Lawyers” case brought by his state 20 years ago. Stitt has filed

By Dan Flynn

/ 23 Oct 2025

The historic water quality case is a win for OK, but the governor also wants it settled

States begin warning SNAP beneficiaries that their money to feed their families is being cut off

As November approaches, with the federal government shutdown now in its third week, suspension of food stamps for the hungry is becoming increasingly likely. There was sufficient federal funding in

By Dan Flynn

/ 22 Oct 2025

States begin warning SNAP beneficiaries that their money to feed their families is being cut off

EPA’s aborted water quality standards for meat, poultry now in appellate court

Meat and poultry processing facilities received a reprieve when EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin signed a final action on Aug. 28 to withdraw a 2024 proposed rule that would have revised

By Dan Flynn

/ 21 Oct 2025

EPA’s aborted water quality standards for meat, poultry now in appellate court

Roof rats are leading increases in rodent infestations – and there is no end in sight

Rentokil is the world’s largest pest control company, operating in 90 countries worldwide. Its 2024 State of the Rodent Report is out. If you don’t like rats, this

By Dan Flynn

/ 17 Oct 2025

Roof rats are leading increases in rodent infestations – and there is no end in sight

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Dan Flynn

Factory producing cell-cultured chicken about to start production in North Carolina

Private counsel in Tyson v. OK is not an option for state unit according to state attorney general

Brashears gets confirmation hearing for USDA Undersecretary for Food Safety appointment

Pause in bird flu outbreak is over as commercial and backyard flocks have been hit hard

National Chicken Council comments suggest that processed chicken isn’t an ultra-processed food

Health freedom group wants to use government’s words on dietary supplements

In Congress: Attempt to resurrect MCOOL for beef

State judge tosses challenge to Montana food safety act over ‘standing’

The historic water quality case is a win for OK, but the governor also wants it settled

States begin warning SNAP beneficiaries that their money to feed their families is being cut off

EPA’s aborted water quality standards for meat, poultry now in appellate court

Roof rats are leading increases in rodent infestations – and there is no end in sight