Statement of Dr. Richard Raymond USDA Undersecretary for Food Safety regarding the safety of the U.S. food supply - (USDA FSIS News Release)
May 4, 2008 – 5:42 pmGood evening. I am Dr. Richard Raymond, Under Secretary for Food Safety at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. I appreciate the opportunity to discuss with you the safety of the U.S. beef supply. I want to be sure that you are aware that I will be discussing food safety issues only, and I am not here this evening to discus negotiations.
The U.S. Government believes the current agreement well addresses the health and food safety concerns of Korean consumers. It provides for Korea’s sovereign right to conduct an audit of our facilities and to work with USDA inspection authorities if any food safety concerns are identified.
“When the OIE gave the United States “controlled risk” status a year ago, it was after the world’s BSE experts reviewed the preventative and food safety measures in the United States.
For the complete transcript of Dr. Raymond’s statement, please visit http://www.fsis.usda.gov/PDF/Raymond_Statement_050408.pdf
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