That’s a fair comment on science. It seems all countries use science to justify their political stances. Political stances that may consider the science but include trade, economic and public perception issues too. The science regarding BSE has been on our side since June 2003 after the International Review Panel said our beef was safe yet the U.S. chose to drag their feed for political reasons when it came to opening the border. What goes round comes round and that came back to bite them after December 23. The decision on BT/Anaplas was not supported by science but was political and the interested parties made up science to support their respective positions.
Getting back to Creekstone, the NCBA comments illustrated the key issue. That issue is does government retain oversight for animal health and food safety, as well as international trade negotiations or is it up to business to determine. I have given this some thought and I think ultimately business is irresponsible. There must be some body responsible to the entire group, and the way our world is organized those groupings are called countries. Governments have that role and are responsible to their population even if they act irresponsibly internationally. It is up to government to make the rules and negotiate the rules with other governments. It then falls to business to compete within that regulatory environment. And for that matter it seems to be up to governments to decide just what is science and what is not.
Getting back to Creekstone, the NCBA comments illustrated the key issue. That issue is does government retain oversight for animal health and food safety, as well as international trade negotiations or is it up to business to determine. I have given this some thought and I think ultimately business is irresponsible. There must be some body responsible to the entire group, and the way our world is organized those groupings are called countries. Governments have that role and are responsible to their population even if they act irresponsibly internationally. It is up to government to make the rules and negotiate the rules with other governments. It then falls to business to compete within that regulatory environment. And for that matter it seems to be up to governments to decide just what is science and what is not.
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