We've all learned about this disease since it was first discovered several years ago in Europe. And so I think we've learned… — Ann Veneman Copy Share Image
Kate Otto, like so many in her generation, is committed to being a good global citizen and doing her part to make the world… — Ann Veneman Copy Share Image
We had a single find of BSE in this country. And we believe that what we're doing is appropriate action taken in an abundance… — Ann Veneman Copy Share Image
I'm confident that we have measures in place. And the additional measures that we announced yesterday will be even more protective of our food… — Ann Veneman Copy Share Image
But the fact of the matter is that all scientific evidence would show, based upon what we know about this disease, that muscle cuts… — Ann Veneman Copy Share Image
The demand for beef in Canada remains strong because I think people in America, in North America, know that we have a very strong… — Ann Veneman Copy Share Image
I think it's a little early to tell what the economic impact will be. This year our cattle prices have been particularly high. The… — Ann Veneman Copy Share Image
I think that's unjustified criticism. We have had a number of measures in place in this country for several years to mitigate the possibility… — Ann Veneman Copy Share Image
Its been studied to the point where we know that the impact on humans would be from consuming the most infected parts of the… — Ann Veneman Copy Share Image
Actually, in this instance we do have probably a better tracking system than was the instance in Canada. Because this is a dairy cow,… — Ann Veneman Copy Share Image
Great Britain had a much different situation than we do and did here in the United States, in that they had literally thousands of… — Ann Veneman Copy Share Image
Now, the impact on export markets - we export about 10 percent of what we produce, so obviously that will probably have some impact… — Ann Veneman Copy Share Image
We are doing everything we can to protect the food supply. And I can tell you that we're making decisions based upon sound science… — Ann Veneman Copy Share Image
