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18 quotes by Ann Veneman

Ann Margaret Veneman (born June 29, 1949) was the Executive Director of UNICEF from 2005 to 2010. Her appointment was announced on January 18, 2005 by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Previously, Veneman was the United States Secretary of Agriculture, the first and only woman to hold that position. Veneman served as USDA Secretary from January 20, 2001 to January 20, 2005, leaving to become the fifth executive director of UNICEF. She served in...
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Great Britain had a much different situation than we do and did here in the United States, in that they had literally thousands of infected animals... →

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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... →

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But the fact of the matter is that all scientific evidence would show, based upon what we know about this disease, that muscle cuts - that is, the... →

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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... →

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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... →

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I have to say that in this particular cow that we're dealing with, those parts of the cow were removed, and so we don't think there's any... →

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I think it's a little early to tell what the economic impact will be. This year our cattle prices have been particularly high. The demand for... →

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I think it's important that, as a matter of course, the brain and spinal column were removed from this cow, and that would be the material that... →

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I think that's unjustified criticism. We have had a number of measures in place in this country for several years to mitigate the possibility of... →

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I'm confident that we have measures in place. And the additional measures that we announced yesterday will be even more protective of our food... →

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It's 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... →

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Now, the impact on export markets - we export about 10 percent of what we produce, so obviously that will probably have some impact on the market. At... →

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The cows have ID numbers. And we should be able, throughout the investigation, which is ongoing as we speak, to be able to track that cow back to... →

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