California law will ban ultra-processed foods in school meals
California’s first-in-the-nation law to phase out ultra-processed foods (UPFs) in public schools is now on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk. Differing
All posts by Dan Flynn
Read More »
Dan Flynn
16:20
Will Maine’s Constitutional ‘Right to Food’ protect backyard chickens in town?
Kamiwan and Paul Oliver versus the City of Calais, ME, is a court challenge to a local ordinance regulating backyard
Dan Flynn
13:22
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
Dan Flynn
13:33
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
Dan Flynn
04:23
FSIS on the frontline as New World screwworm threatens food safety in the United States
Food safety is a top concern driving U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins to combat the threat of New World
Dan Flynn
06:20
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
Dan Flynn
05:19
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
Dan Flynn
13:23
EFSA’s novel food review has the cell-cultured industry waiting in a ‘trough of disillusionment’
A year ago, applications for a cell-cultured foie gras product were dropped off at the United States Food and Drug
Dan Flynn
19:22
Who is minding the store at USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and OFS?
Dr. Denise Eblen, who holds a doctorate in food safety microbiology from the University of Ulster at Jordanstown, is the
Dan Flynn
17:22
AFDO Exec speaks about expanded food safety roles for state and local governments
In remarks prepared for May 15th delivery at the Food Safety Summit in Rosemont, IL, Steven Mandernach of the Association of Food
