Ann Veneman Quotes

Few things have more impact than nutrition on a child's ability to survive, learn effectively and escape a life of poverty.

Its been studied to the point where we know that the impact on humans would be from consuming the most infected parts of the cow; that is, the brain and the spinal cord.

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.

Actually, in this instance we do have probably a better tracking system than was the instance in Canada. Because this is a dairy cow, they're all individually tagged.

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.

I also believe that it's the right thing to do, to maintain strong consumer confidence in our food systems. And I believe that the consumer should have strong confidence in our food systems.

To ensure that children are protected, the abuse and exploitation of children must be brought to light and those who violate children brought to justice.

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.