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The ban against lab-grown food using “meat’ on the label grows to 7 states

By Dan Flynn on April 5, 2019

Since late last year when Missouri became the first state to ban lab-grown food from being labeled as “meat,”  laws in five more states have put the same labeling limits on these emerging technologies and…
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Wyoming public health officials investigate Hep A outbreak

By News Desk on May 24, 2018

The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) and the Casper-Natrona County Health Department continue to investigate a growing Natrona County Hepatitis A outbreak that began in October 2017.

Since then, 14 cases have been confirmed among…
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Letter From The Editor: A voice for Food Freedom

By Dan Flynn on December 3, 2017

On only a half dozen occasions, has Food Safety News published articles resembling “book reviews.” For various reasons, we are not really in that business.  Sometimes, however, books merit mentions in the news. That’s what…
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Wyoming can’t block free speech at private property lines

By Dan Flynn on September 13, 2017

Scott Skavdahl, the federal judge in Casper, WY, has to decide how to balance free speech and private property rights. That’s a task the U.S. District Court judge did not have to take up last…
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USDA ready to take over meat, poultry inspections in Maine

By Dan Flynn on September 9, 2017

The Maine Legislature will meet in special session on Nov. 1 to fix the state’s recently adopted food sovereignty law. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is prepared to take over all meat and poultry inspections…
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Wyoming, South Dakota nix country-of-origin-labeling for beef

By Dan Flynn on February 28, 2017

Mandatory country-of-origin-labeling bills for beef and ground beef made it out of committees in Pierre and Cheyenne, but got no further in the farm and ranch friendly South Dakota and Wyoming Legislatures.

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Ranchers look for some traction on country-of-origin labeling

By Dan Flynn on February 3, 2017

As individual actions, they might not mean much. Collectively, they say Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) is not going away anytime soon.

http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photography-cheyenne-wyoming-state-capitol-image6563112Two states known for their cowboys, Wyoming and South Dakota, have seen early introduction of…
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Buffets Inc. bankrupt, may not pay outbreak victim’s damages

By Dan Flynn on March 31, 2016

A federal court order demanding payment of $11.37 million to a severely injured Salmonella victim may now be worth nothing more than an invitation to a bankruptcy meeting for unsecured creditors. The March 7 bankruptcy…
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‘Ag-gag’ action moves from state houses to federal courts

By Dan Flynn on March 10, 2016

ag-gag-408x250 State statutes making it impossible to get in and out of animal confinement areas without breaking the law are being challenged in at least four federal courts around the country. Among the issues that will…
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Ovation Brands Does Not Want To Pay $11.37-Million Salmonella Judgment

By Dan Flynn on November 24, 2015

A $11.37-million default judgment a Wyoming federal judge recently awarded to a Nebraska man for injuries resulting from Salmonella poisoning should be voided, according to lawyers representing Ovation Brands. Casper, WY, attorneys Scott P. Klosterman…
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NE Couple Wins $11.37-Million Judgment in Salmonella Case

By Dan Flynn on October 30, 2015

Back in October 2010, Chris and Heather Gage were 120 miles away from their home in Bridgeport, NE, and decided to dine at the Old Country Buffet in Cheyenne, WY. Chris Gage was medically compromised…
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