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.

Much of the old gang that fought for real GE labeling is back together for lawsuit against USDA

Natural Grocers, Citizens for GMO Labeling, Label GMOs, Rural Vermont, Good Earth Natural Foods, Puget Consumers Co-op, and the Center for Food Safety are plaintiffs in a new lawsuit

By Dan Flynn

/ 29 Jul 2020

Much of the old gang that fought for real GE labeling is back together for lawsuit against USDA

Japan’s export of raw intact beef to United States has more issues now than two years ago

Japan’s export of raw intact beef to the United States came in for review earlier this year in the form of an on-site equivalence verification audit by USDA’

By Dan Flynn

/ 29 Jul 2020

Japan’s export of raw intact beef to United States has more issues now than two years ago

New York likely to become third state to ban PHAS in food packaging

A bill to ban the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances known as PFAS, that are a group of man-made chemicals that includes PFOA, PFOS, GenX, and many other

By Dan Flynn

/ 28 Jul 2020

New York likely to become third state to ban PHAS in food packaging

Harvard suggests FSIS go slowly on labeling ‘lab-grown’ meat and poultry

In some action on the petition front, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) acknowledges a request from the Harvard Law School’s “Animal Law and Policy Clinic.” The

By Dan Flynn

/ 27 Jul 2020

Harvard suggests FSIS go slowly on labeling ‘lab-grown’ meat and poultry

DOJ does not want poultry executive going on safari before price-fixing trial

As expected, the Department of Justice attorneys don’t want Claxton Poultry President Mikell Fries to safari in Tanzania before he goes to trial on price-fixing. Fries, one of

By Dan Flynn

/ 24 Jul 2020

DOJ does not want poultry executive going on safari before price-fixing trial

Bats and maybe some scaly anteaters likely caused COVID-19 pandemic and they could do it again

An article published Wednesday in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene by eminent scientists suggests naturally infected bats and scaly anteaters called pangolins in Asia and Southeast Asia

By Dan Flynn

/ 23 Jul 2020

Bats and maybe some scaly anteaters likely caused COVID-19 pandemic and they could do it again

At the start, Brashears finds Under Secretary for Food Safety job is all COVID-19 all the time

The day after she was finally confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Mindy Brashears was back home in Lubbock, TX, giving an Ag Appreciation Day speech to the local Chamber

By Dan Flynn

/ 22 Jul 2020

At the start, Brashears finds Under Secretary for Food Safety job is all COVID-19 all the time

African Swine Fever kept out of U.S. but pork remains threatened around the world

What if the coronavirus never made the leap from Asia to North America? COVID-19 would still be infecting millions in Europe, Africa, and Asia, but not in the United

By Dan Flynn

/ 21 Jul 2020

African Swine Fever kept out of U.S. but pork remains threatened around the world

Thousands of poultry price-fixing victims are a challenge for the court

Poultry price-fixing has thousands of victims, making it impossible to notify them individually or accord all of their rights contained in the Crime Victims’ Rights Act (CVRA). Department of

By Dan Flynn

/ 17 Jul 2020

Thousands of poultry price-fixing victims are a challenge for the court

All charges dismissed against former Blue Bell CEO Paul Kruse

All charges against the former chief executive of Blue Bell Creameries were dismissed Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman. The felony charges were dismissed after a motion hearing

By Dan Flynn

/ 16 Jul 2020

All charges dismissed against former Blue Bell CEO Paul Kruse

Life stages and dietary patterns are major themes of science report from diet advisory panel

The 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee has submitted its 845-page “Scientific Report” to the Secretaries of the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS)

By Dan Flynn

/ 16 Jul 2020

Life stages and dietary patterns are major themes of science report from diet advisory panel

Claxton Poultry Farms president hopes to go on safari while waiting for 2021 trial

A Denver trial in a poultry price-fixing case now won’t begin until Feb. 16, 2021, and one defendant hopes to use some of that extra time for a

By Dan Flynn

/ 15 Jul 2020

Claxton Poultry Farms president hopes to go on safari while waiting for 2021 trial

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Dan Flynn

Much of the old gang that fought for real GE labeling is back together for lawsuit against USDA

Japan’s export of raw intact beef to United States has more issues now than two years ago

New York likely to become third state to ban PHAS in food packaging

Harvard suggests FSIS go slowly on labeling ‘lab-grown’ meat and poultry

DOJ does not want poultry executive going on safari before price-fixing trial

Bats and maybe some scaly anteaters likely caused COVID-19 pandemic and they could do it again

At the start, Brashears finds Under Secretary for Food Safety job is all COVID-19 all the time

African Swine Fever kept out of U.S. but pork remains threatened around the world

Thousands of poultry price-fixing victims are a challenge for the court

All charges dismissed against former Blue Bell CEO Paul Kruse

Life stages and dietary patterns are major themes of science report from diet advisory panel

Claxton Poultry Farms president hopes to go on safari while waiting for 2021 trial