Great Britain had a much different situation than we do and did here in the United States, in that they had literally thousands of infected animals with human health risks. Their infectivity in this disease happened before very much was known about it. Ann Veneman animalbritaindisease share on social
Now, the impact on export markets - we export about 10 percent of what we produce, so obviously that will probably have some impact on the market. At this point it's too early to determine how much. Ann Veneman determineearlyexport Change image and share on social
We've all learned about this disease since it was first discovered several years ago in Europe. And so I think we've learned from the European experience. Ann Veneman agodiscoverdisease Change image and share on social
But the fact of the matter is that all scientific evidence would show, based upon what we know about this disease, that muscle cuts - that is, the meat of the animal itself - should not cause any risk to human health. Ann Veneman animalbasecut share on social
This was a dairy cow, and dairy cows have IDs on them. The ID was traced back to the farm in Washington. It's a dairy farm. And that farm now has been quarantined, and the owners have been very cooperative in doing that. Ann Veneman backcooperativecow share on social
I think it's important that, as a matter of course, the brain and spinal column were removed from this cow, and that would be the material that would cause concern in terms of human health. And therefore we're confident in the safety of the food supply. Ann Veneman braincolumnconcern share on social
The demand for beef in Canada remains strong because I think people in America, in North America, know that we have a very strong food safety system and that our food is safe to eat. Ann Veneman americabeefcanada Change image and share on social
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 and good public policy, given the circumstances that we are now in. Ann Veneman basecircumstancedecision Change image and share on social
