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.

Latest FSIS Enforcement Report comes just before production falls off the cliff

When USDA’s second quarter of the fiscal year ended on March 31, livestock slaughter was off only 2.2 percent from the first quarter and poultry production was actually

By Dan Flynn

/ 15 May 2020

Latest FSIS Enforcement Report comes just before production falls off the cliff

Getting-to-Market barriers for cell-cultured meat discussed in new GAO report

A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) says federal food safety agencies “could strengthen existing efforts to prepare for oversight of cell-cultured meat.” However, the most

By Dan Flynn

/ 11 May 2020

Getting-to-Market barriers for cell-cultured meat discussed in new GAO report

Sonny Perdue’s predictions about meat production recoveries could be coming true

Meat production this week is up about 3 percent compared with the previous week, according to market reports by SiriusXM’s Rural Radio. That’s still off by as much

By Dan Flynn

/ 8 May 2020

Sonny Perdue’s predictions about meat production recoveries could be coming true

Perdue and federal judge both play the OSHA card on meat and poultry industries

Coronavirus illnesses to date may touch as little as 4 percent of meat and poultry employment, but it been enough to roil the industry over how much protection the plants

By Dan Flynn

/ 7 May 2020

Perdue and federal judge both play the OSHA card on meat and poultry industries

Letter From The Editor: Truth is, Blue Bell sure made lot’s of news for case about concealment

Opinion Not since the defunct Peanut Corporation of America’s CEO Stewart Parnell was convicted six years ago has an American food industry executive been in as much possible criminal

By Dan Flynn

/ 4 May 2020

Letter From The Editor: Truth is, Blue Bell sure made lot’s of news for case about concealment

Former Blue Bell chief charged with federal felonies in criminal information filing

When Paul W. Kruse three years ago stepped down as the CEO of the 111-year old Blue Bell Creameries, he was hailed for practicing “stellar crisis communications” in bringing the

By Dan Flynn

/ 1 May 2020

Former Blue Bell chief charged with federal felonies in criminal information filing

Demand for federal court take over of Smithfield pork plant goes unanswered

Going into a motion hearing yesterday, attorneys for Smithfield Foods might have expected a quick ruling in their favor. After all, hours earlier the company’s plant had been placed

By Dan Flynn

/ 1 May 2020

Demand for federal court take over of Smithfield pork plant goes unanswered

Updated — Executive Order to meat Industry: No more closures

Updated content throughout — President Donald J. Trump has by Executive Order placed the American meat industry under the Defense Production Act to prevent meat shortages by keeping meat processing plants

By Dan Flynn

/ 28 Apr 2020

Updated — Executive Order to meat Industry: No more closures

Mood turns sour as meat and poultry industry tries to keep production up with demand

When they have not sold enough spot advertising, broadcasters air public service announcements that these days are all about how we are “in this together.” But up and down the

By Dan Flynn

/ 28 Apr 2020

Mood turns sour as meat and poultry industry tries to keep production up with demand

Letter From The Editor: Oh Corona!

Is the best of the free life behind us now and are the good times really over for good? –Merle Haggard Opinion When the White House announced its “Slow the

By Dan Flynn

/ 26 Apr 2020

CDC provides first guidance to a specific meat plant for combating COVID-19 among employees

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has dropped off a 15-page report at the South Dakota Health Department that contains the key for getting all the nation’s

By Dan Flynn

/ 24 Apr 2020

CDC provides first guidance to a specific meat plant for combating COVID-19 among employees

Food safety violations continued after injunction; Miller finally signs consent decree

When we last left the saga of the United States versus Amos Miller and Miller’s Organic Farm, U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain had presented all the evidence he

By Dan Flynn

/ 21 Apr 2020

Food safety violations continued after injunction; Miller finally signs consent decree

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Dan Flynn

Latest FSIS Enforcement Report comes just before production falls off the cliff

Getting-to-Market barriers for cell-cultured meat discussed in new GAO report

Sonny Perdue’s predictions about meat production recoveries could be coming true

Perdue and federal judge both play the OSHA card on meat and poultry industries

Letter From The Editor: Truth is, Blue Bell sure made lot’s of news for case about concealment

Former Blue Bell chief charged with federal felonies in criminal information filing

Demand for federal court take over of Smithfield pork plant goes unanswered

Updated — Executive Order to meat Industry: No more closures

Mood turns sour as meat and poultry industry tries to keep production up with demand

Letter From The Editor: Oh Corona!

CDC provides first guidance to a specific meat plant for combating COVID-19 among employees