There is a tremendous amount of support for the approach we have taken, which again is to base our decisions on risk analysis and thoughtful scientific process.

Food safety involves everybody in the food chain.

The meat and poultry industries are outstanding industries, and it's going to be a very natural fit for me.

Producers are so much better-educated in issues related to terrorism.

When one cow was found with BSE in 2003, many of our trading partners closed their borders to our beef.

Fortunately, when it comes to meat and poultry, I have the really wonderful situation of having producers and processors that produce and process a very high-quality product.

We had Taiwan, Egypt, Lebanon, and Oman open their markets to our beef, and we're excited about that.