Our enhanced surveillance program is designed to provide information about the level of prevalence of BSE in the United States, while these interlocking safeguards continue to protect our food supply. |
The avian influenza found in mainland British Columbia poses no significant threat to human health. |
The IHC test is still an excellent test. These are not simple tests, either. |
The results of those tests will be released as soon as they have all been completed, within the next four to seven days. |
There's no secret program. There has been no hiding, I can assure you of that. |
This inconclusive result does not mean we have found a new case of BSE. |
This inconclusive result does not mean we have found a new case of BSE. Inconclusive results are a normal component of most screening tests, which are designed to be extremely sensitive. |
This would indicate that this animal would have been born prior to the implementation of the Food and Drug Administration's 1997 feed ban. |
We remain very confident in the safety of U.S. beef. |
We would not anticipate that this would impact our ongoing negotiations. |
We would not anticipate that this would impact our ongoing negotiations. Our product is safe. We've got a number of interlocking safeguards. And Japan themselves have had 20-plus cases of BSE. |
We've had these types of discussions all along with our trading partners. |