Today, we can tell people we have a testing process and facilities in place on a nationwide basis.

We asked ourselves and the world to base decisions on good science, and I really believe the United States can be the leader in delivering that message to our international trading partners.

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

We need to always be vigilant on the sanitary issues.

Today, we can tell people we have a testing process and facilities in place on a nationwide basis.

Food safety involves everybody in the food chain.

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