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.

A permanent ban on horse slaughter might replace that yearly budget proviso

Only an annual budget proviso keeps USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service from providing equine inspection services. Without USDA inspection, horses cannot be slaughtered in the U.S. for

By Dan Flynn

/ 11 Feb 2021

A permanent ban on horse slaughter might replace that yearly budget proviso

Food facility registrations with FDA are down worldwide for 2021

Domestic and international food facility registrations have nose-dived, likely in part because of the coronavirus pandemic. Food facilities worldwide that do business in the United States must register with the

By Dan Flynn

/ 5 Feb 2021

Food facility registrations with FDA are down worldwide for 2021

Parnell brothers get to return to Albany for back-to-back hearings on their Habeas Corpus petitions

Stewart Parnell, 66, and Michael Parnell, 62, are set to appear in court during the week of May 24 with their Habeas Corpus Petitions in hand. The nation’s most

By Dan Flynn

/ 3 Feb 2021

Parnell brothers get to return to Albany for back-to-back hearings on their Habeas Corpus petitions

Outbreak report calls for greater controls for raw milk Gouda-like cheeses

A 2018 outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O121 sickened seven people. Raw milk Gouda-like cheese produced in British Columbia caused the illnesses. The current Canada Communicable Disease Report (CCDR)

By Dan Flynn

/ 2 Feb 2021

Outbreak report calls for greater controls for raw milk Gouda-like cheeses

Oral arguments over motion to dismiss the challenge to the swine rule are set for Feb 11

Tom Vilsack is expected to soon be confirmed to again serve as Secretary of Agriculture, but in the meantime, some important decisions are getting made involving swine production line speeds.

By Dan Flynn

/ 27 Jan 2021

Oral arguments over motion to dismiss the challenge to the swine rule are set for Feb 11

Federal food safety policy and personnel changes underway at FSIS, FDA, and CDC

Changes in federal food safety policy and personnel are occurring with the new Biden Administration — officials are talking about some, but not others. They left it to Sara Amundson, president

By Dan Flynn

/ 26 Jan 2021

Federal food safety policy and personnel changes underway at FSIS, FDA, and CDC

South Dakota ranch family got pardon; likely got off light at time of crimes

They are not the last cowboy song but they are likely the final full pardons from the 45th President of the United States. And they are being forgiven for breaking

By Dan Flynn

/ 23 Jan 2021

South Dakota ranch family got pardon; likely got off light at time of crimes

Perdue exits the building after getting USDA jurisdiction over gene-edited livestock

In one of his final acts before leaving the USDA, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue signed an agreement ending a turf war between his department and the Department of Health

By Dan Flynn

/ 22 Jan 2021

Perdue exits the building after getting USDA jurisdiction over gene-edited livestock

GAO recommends EPA track use of pesticide information for farmworkers

Farmworkers exposed to agricultural pesticides need additional information on how to protect themselves, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Since 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has had a

By Dan Flynn

/ 18 Jan 2021

GAO recommends EPA track use of pesticide information for farmworkers

Washington State juice maker shut down by federal judge for toxins

At the FDA’s request, a federal court in Washington State has shutdown a 51-year-old juice maker who was annually supplying 2.9 million apple juice servings to USDA’s

By Dan Flynn

/ 15 Jan 2021

Washington State juice maker shut down by federal judge for toxins

Hearings set on motions to vacate convictions and sentences of Parnell brothers in deadly Salmonella outbreak

Brothers Stewart Parnell, 66, and Michael Parnell, 62, have, respectively, another 18 and 11 years to serve in federal prisons for their 2014 jury convictions involving Peanut Corporation of America

By Dan Flynn

/ 14 Jan 2021

Hearings set on motions to vacate convictions and sentences of Parnell brothers in deadly Salmonella outbreak

Letter from The Editor: A modest proposal for a better transition

Opinion The transition is our quadrennial gift for the National Capital Region’s real estate market because lot’s of moves are made. The Biden Administration has about 4,000

By Dan Flynn

/ 12 Jan 2021

Letter from The Editor: A modest proposal for a better transition

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A permanent ban on horse slaughter might replace that yearly budget proviso

Food facility registrations with FDA are down worldwide for 2021

Parnell brothers get to return to Albany for back-to-back hearings on their Habeas Corpus petitions

Outbreak report calls for greater controls for raw milk Gouda-like cheeses

Oral arguments over motion to dismiss the challenge to the swine rule are set for Feb 11

Federal food safety policy and personnel changes underway at FSIS, FDA, and CDC

South Dakota ranch family got pardon; likely got off light at time of crimes

Perdue exits the building after getting USDA jurisdiction over gene-edited livestock

GAO recommends EPA track use of pesticide information for farmworkers

Washington State juice maker shut down by federal judge for toxins

Hearings set on motions to vacate convictions and sentences of Parnell brothers in deadly Salmonella outbreak

Letter from The Editor: A modest proposal for a better transition