Ann Veneman

Kate Otto, like so many in her generation, is committed to being a good global citizen and doing her part to make…

— Ann Veneman

We had a single find of BSE in this country. And we believe that what we're doing is appropriate action taken in…

— Ann Veneman

I'm confident that we have measures in place. And the additional measures that we announced yesterday will be even more protective of…

— Ann Veneman

But the fact of the matter is that all scientific evidence would show, based upon what we know about this disease, that…

— Ann Veneman

The demand for beef in Canada remains strong because I think people in America, in North America, know that we have a…

— Ann Veneman

I think it's a little early to tell what the economic impact will be. This year our cattle prices have been particularly…

— Ann Veneman

I think that's unjustified criticism. We have had a number of measures in place in this country for several years to mitigate…

— Ann Veneman

Its been studied to the point where we know that the impact on humans would be from consuming the most infected parts…

— Ann Veneman

Actually, in this instance we do have probably a better tracking system than was the instance in Canada. Because this is a…

— Ann Veneman

Great Britain had a much different situation than we do and did here in the United States, in that they had literally…

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Now, the impact on export markets - we export about 10 percent of what we produce, so obviously that will probably have…

— Ann Veneman

We are doing everything we can to protect the food supply. And I can tell you that we're making decisions based upon…

— Ann Veneman

Few things have more impact than nutrition on a child's ability to survive, learn effectively and escape a life of poverty.

— Ann Veneman

We've had risk assessments performed by Harvard University, which said that even if we did have a small number of cases in…

— Ann Veneman

To ensure that children are protected, the abuse and exploitation of children must be brought to light and those who violate children…

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This was a dairy cow, and dairy cows have IDs on them. The ID was traced back to the farm in Washington.…

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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

The cows have ID numbers. And we should be able, throughout the investigation, which is ongoing as we speak, to be able…

— Ann Veneman

I think it's important that, as a matter of course, the brain and spinal column were removed from this cow, and that…

— Ann Veneman

I also believe that it's the right thing to do, to maintain strong consumer confidence in our food systems. And I believe…

— Ann Veneman

I have to say that in this particular cow that we're dealing with, those parts of the cow were removed, and so…

— Ann Veneman