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.

CFIA staffing still varies, but its no longer an issue

Back in the day, that being before 2015, Canadian politics made much of minor fluxations in numbers of staff assigned to food safety. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) was

By Dan Flynn

/ 3 Sep 2019

CFIA staffing still varies, but its no longer an issue

No summer slow down for those with agendas for USDA food safety leaders

Business establishments it regulates, foreign trade partners, and academic and educational organizations were among those outside the federal government who met with USDA’s food safety executives so far this

By Dan Flynn

/ 29 Aug 2019

No summer slow down for those with agendas for USDA food safety leaders

Executive could get five years in federal prison for faking E. coli test documents

Federal prison is likely in the future for another food industry executive. Memet Beqiri, the owner of Connecticutt’s New England Meat Packing LLC in Staford Springs, will be sentenced

By Dan Flynn

/ 23 Aug 2019

Executive could get five years in federal prison for faking E. coli test documents

States report some grim hepatitis A numbers to CDC, including 236 deaths

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta has tracked state outbreaks of Hepatitis A for the last three years, and it is not getting any prettier.

By Dan Flynn

/ 21 Aug 2019

States report some grim hepatitis A numbers to CDC, including 236 deaths

Criminal convictions top FSIS Quarterly Enforcement Report

The USDA’s quarterly report of enforcement activities by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is topped off by the criminal conviction of Antillio Graniello. The U.S. District

By Dan Flynn

/ 21 Aug 2019

Criminal convictions top FSIS Quarterly Enforcement Report

Possible outbreak-related Listeria contamination found by Canada in nearly 68 tons of Georgia poultry products

Tip Top Poultry, Inc., in Rockmart, GA. has recalled approximately 135,810 pounds of fully cooked poultry products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the U.S.

By Dan Flynn

/ 20 Aug 2019

Possible outbreak-related Listeria contamination found by Canada in nearly 68 tons of Georgia poultry products

USDA audits world’s third smallest country for pork exports

Two-way trade between the United States and the micro-state of San Marino is a mere $7 million a year. And a scant amount of that involves any food or agricultural

By Dan Flynn

/ 19 Aug 2019

USDA audits world’s third smallest country for pork exports

Letter From The Editor: Extreme heat danger and food safety: what could go wrong?

Opinion Usually, my way of dealing with summer heat is to not move around much during the day. This summer, I’ve broken from my routine by actually traveling to

By Dan Flynn

/ 18 Aug 2019

Letter From The Editor: Extreme heat danger and food safety: what could go wrong?

Mississippi poultry raid likely collected enough evidence to charge some company managers

The job of determining if five poultry companies knowingly hired undocumented aliens is up to the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi. Immigration officials, however, claim they

By Dan Flynn

/ 17 Aug 2019

Mississippi poultry raid likely collected enough evidence to charge some company managers

Adulterated alcohol kills two more in Costa Rica for 25 dead to date

Visitors and residents of Costa Rica should not let their guard down regarding adulterated alcohol. Two more deaths from methanol poisoning were reported this week by the Costa Rican Ministry

By Dan Flynn

/ 15 Aug 2019

Adulterated alcohol kills two more in Costa Rica for 25 dead to date

Summer may soon fade away, but some outbreaks are hanging around

There’s always a lot to remember when you are going back to school. And this year, it includes a considerable number of foodborne disease outbreaks that are not yet

By Dan Flynn

/ 13 Aug 2019

Summer may soon fade away, but some outbreaks are hanging around

Federal action against Amos Miller and Miller’s Organic Farm goes to oral arguments in November

Amos Miller and Miller’s Organic Farm still plan to go up against the government in settlements talks, but only after a Sept. 17 discovery deadline. Miller, who government attorneys

By Dan Flynn

/ 13 Aug 2019

Federal action against Amos Miller and Miller’s Organic Farm goes to oral arguments in November

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Dan Flynn

CFIA staffing still varies, but its no longer an issue

No summer slow down for those with agendas for USDA food safety leaders

Executive could get five years in federal prison for faking E. coli test documents

States report some grim hepatitis A numbers to CDC, including 236 deaths

Criminal convictions top FSIS Quarterly Enforcement Report

Possible outbreak-related Listeria contamination found by Canada in nearly 68 tons of Georgia poultry products

USDA audits world’s third smallest country for pork exports

Letter From The Editor: Extreme heat danger and food safety: what could go wrong?

Mississippi poultry raid likely collected enough evidence to charge some company managers

Adulterated alcohol kills two more in Costa Rica for 25 dead to date

Summer may soon fade away, but some outbreaks are hanging around

Federal action against Amos Miller and Miller’s Organic Farm goes to oral arguments in November