Our job is to ensure that meat and poultry products are safe, wholesome, accurately labeled for the benefit of the American consumers, and to make sure that they are in compliance with all federal laws.

The goal is to normalize trade relations based on sound science and consumer protection.

Our job is to ensure that meat and poultry products are safe, wholesome, accurately labeled for the benefit of the American consumers, and to make sure that they are in compliance with all federal laws.

The world is really figuring BSE out, and that's positive.

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

People enjoy our meat and our poultry, as I do as a consumer.

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.