Why ??

[Junebug]

I agree we need to practice food safety, however this BSE thing has gone way beyond the safety risk scale. There are many other health risks out there that need far more attention than BSE. Its unfortunate that this minor low risk problem is taking so much front line, when Cancer is by far a much bigger problem. How many people do you know in your own neighbour who has/ had cancer, Then how many people in the world has had a BSE health related problem.
I agree that, not completely knowing everything about BSE is what has everyone in a panic. The biggest fear that people have about anything is the unknown.

[ValueChainFX]

Junebug You are so right it hurts, but really I believe we have to move forward and try to give the market what it wants and in the process make the system work. If we listen to what the market is asking for and give it to them, we become one of the best protein suppliers in the world is this so bad?

As I said before there are many more food risks than the BSE. Here is what I found in my mail box this morning as an example;

OTTAWA, August 1, 2003 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
is warning the public not to consume Hollowtree Farm Canadian Pure Maple
Syrup as it may be contaminated with high levels of lead.

OTTAWA, August 2, 2003 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is
advising the public not to consume certain cultured mussels sold in Nanaimo,
British Columbia. These mussels may contain paralytic shellfish toxins that
can cause illness if consumed.

I guess the unfortunate part of this is the fact that our product is headline news, we need to get something happening.

[ouellet]

Do not try to rationalize the canadian BSE crisis. It happen to be a golden gift that felt at the wrog moment into the trouble soup of President Bush. Why should he be lifting the embargo? This is the perfect situation to get voters from Western US Beef Producers without spending a penny in publicity. Bush is desperateluy looking suporting country for his Irak war. You should have note the connection done recently by Tony Blair delivering secret policy to Japan immediately after his meeting in Washingtown.

Those who think or hope Bush will be willing to lift the embargo by September will be desapointed.

This is the perfect situation for the silent war of Mr Bush against Jean Chrétien (Chicago Speech). When Bush do not get what his he looking for he just start a war. Tony, tell the japan government to send teir men to Irak and count on me to let those dam canadians freeze in the dark!