We've had risk assessments performed by Harvard University, which said that even if we did have a small number of cases in this country that the likelihood of it spreading or getting into any kind of human health problem is… — Ann Veneman Copy Share Image
The cows have ID numbers. And we should be able, throughout the investigation, which is ongoing as we speak, to be able to track that cow back to where it came from initially. — 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
