Dan Flynn

Editor Dan Flynn is a Northern Colorado-based writer and editor with more more than 15 years of food safety experience. As a public affairs professional, he worked with government and regulatory agencies at the local, state, and federal levels. His c

Meat Institute wins a change through FSIS petition after a three-year wait

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has, after a three-year review, approved the North American Meat Institute (NAMI) petition requesting the deletion of the Moisture Protein Ratio (MPR) reference

By Dan Flynn

/ 12 Sep 2025

Meat Institute wins a change through FSIS petition after a three-year wait

MAHA report outlines a long to-do list

The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission released its 20-page Strategy Report on Tuesday, indicating that the federal government will pursue a range of food and food safety policies simultaneously,

By Dan Flynn

/ 10 Sep 2025

The safety of Brazilian beef imports remains at issue

Beef is big for Brazil, and it’s not just those popular Brazilian steakhouses like Rodizio Grill or the country’s domestic consumption. It has been nearly two decades since

By Dan Flynn

/ 9 Sep 2025

The safety of Brazilian beef imports remains at issue

Texas sued over cell-cultured meat ban that went into effect on September 1

A second state law banning cell-grown meat is being challenged in federal court. The Institute for Justice (IJ), in collaboration with startups Wildtype and UPSIDE Foods, is suing Texas in

By Dan Flynn

/ 5 Sep 2025

Texas sued over cell-cultured meat ban that went into effect on September 1

Pork and poultry line speeds will be set by law, not administrative rules, under new House bill

Four years after the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota struck down USDA’s rule eliminating line speed limits in pork and poultry plants, Republican Rep. Brad

By Dan Flynn

/ 4 Sep 2025

Pork and poultry line speeds will be set by law, not administrative rules, under new House bill

Idaho Sheriffs’ Association endorses Animal Partisan petition for shared jurisdiction

The two-year, 14-page petition to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) from Animal Partisan, an animal activist group based in Glen Allen, VA, has garnered its first

By Dan Flynn

/ 3 Sep 2025

Idaho Sheriffs’ Association endorses Animal Partisan petition for shared jurisdiction

Post-mortem inspection changes proposed for swine slaughter operations

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued a rule to change post-mortem (after death) inspection requirements for swine slaughter establishments “to remove mandatory mandibular lymph node incision

By Dan Flynn

/ 28 Aug 2025

Post-mortem inspection changes proposed for swine slaughter operations

Section 453 is the latest battleground over when pesticide makers can be sued

Newton’s Third Law of Motion is that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. An example of this is currently playing out with pesticides and food

By Dan Flynn

/ 27 Aug 2025

Section 453 is the latest battleground over when pesticide makers can be sued

Public health kept the New World screwworm’s arrival in the USA a secret for 20 days

When Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said on Aug. 15 that the New World screwworm had not been reported or detected in the United States “in animals,” she failed to

By Dan Flynn

/ 26 Aug 2025

Public health kept the New World screwworm’s arrival in the USA a secret for 20 days

Dietary Guidelines are not coming out for summer, but maybe before winter

If you are waiting for the promised summer release of the updated Dietary Guidelines for Americans, you can stop. The end of October is the new promised release date, according

By Dan Flynn

/ 25 Aug 2025

Dietary Guidelines are not coming out for summer, but maybe before winter

USDA’s meat inspections continue at brisk pace during first half of fiscal year

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has reported enforcement data for half of fiscal year 2025, which is a little light on significant actions. The agency’s

By Dan Flynn

/ 21 Aug 2025

USDA’s meat inspections continue at brisk pace during first half of fiscal year

The role of public sector unions in food safety renews a debate that began 90 years ago

It was President Franklin D. Roosevelt who, in 1935, signed the Wagner National Labor Relations Act, which became the foundation for modern collective bargaining through unions. But FDR had one

By Dan Flynn

/ 20 Aug 2025

The role of public sector unions in food safety renews a debate that began 90 years ago

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Dan Flynn

Meat Institute wins a change through FSIS petition after a three-year wait

MAHA report outlines a long to-do list

The safety of Brazilian beef imports remains at issue

Texas sued over cell-cultured meat ban that went into effect on September 1

Pork and poultry line speeds will be set by law, not administrative rules, under new House bill

Idaho Sheriffs’ Association endorses Animal Partisan petition for shared jurisdiction

Post-mortem inspection changes proposed for swine slaughter operations

Section 453 is the latest battleground over when pesticide makers can be sued

Public health kept the New World screwworm’s arrival in the USA a secret for 20 days

Dietary Guidelines are not coming out for summer, but maybe before winter

USDA’s meat inspections continue at brisk pace during first half of fiscal year

The role of public sector unions in food safety renews a debate that began 90 years ago