I am just going to cut to the chase and say I am glad it is going to have this guidance.
America has and continues to have the safest food supply in the world.
So, Mr. Taylor, you mentioned the foreign inspections, and FSMA mandated 600 inspections in 2011, with a doubling of the previous year's ins...
I was reading an article recently about the ponds where shrimp are farmed on land in Asia and where massive amounts of antibiotics are used ...
I think one of those areas that the funding is impacting the United States is in filling those foreign offices.
But in terms of the inspections you mentioned and the ability to kind of have teeth, that matters.
Now we are working to make sure that we prevent that outbreak from occurring in the first place.
I have heard from constituents and that there are concerns that foreign businesses may not be as closely monitored as U.S. businesses.
The Food Safety Modernization Act... was the most sweeping update of our food safety laws in nearly 70 years.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you very much, Chairman.