SH (previous): "Before I would judge that statement, I would ask for specifics. What did they mean by "all that we've done"???"
Sandhusker (in response): " I actually laughed out loud when I read that!"
Well good for you. I am sure it is beyond your grasp to comprehend qualifying a statement from a credible source such as Gary Weber. For all I know that statement may have been taken out of context by the author.
As I said before, that statement, if actually stated, appears quite bold when considering all that Canada has done to address BSE with their traceback system and testing of 4-D cattle.
I would allow Gary Weber to at least qualify his statement. He has far more integrity than to lie about the safety of Canadian beef the way R-CULT does.
Sandhusker: "Do you "ask for specifics" before you judge R-CALF's statements?"
Depends on the statement. Like you say, they are usually presenting the half of the story that supports their bias. Either that or they are flat lying or contradicting what they said yesterday.
Sandhusker: " usually try to refrain from calling names, but what a flaming hypocrite!"
I know you need something like an NCBA quote now and then to take the focus off R-CULT's lies about the safety of Canadian beef. I understand. If I was an R-CULT turbin head that couldn't think for myself and had no integrity, I'd probably do the same thing.
OT: "There are still some Canadian cattle in the US- but many of the imports were dairy or bulls that have probably already gone thru the system-already used up--- That said it is possible both countries have BSE- but to what extent?"
If it wasn't an issue, R-CULT would have never demanded that USDA find the Canadian cattle in our system and test them. Too late to change the significance now OT!
OT: "The US has somewhere around 90-95% of the cattle in North America- but we have found no cattle of US origin... Canada has 5% of the cattle in North America and have been traced to 4---To me, that makes the risk factor of Canadian cattle much higher-- I think the statisticians say it is 1000% more likely that Canada still has BSE cows than the US...."
Canada has also looked harder than we have by heavily testing the highest risk categories. This is just how you justify knifing the Canadian producers in the back.
OT: "How does supporting USDA's denial of Creekstone's proposal match these guiding principles?"
It stops at the point of deceiving consumers into believing 100% testing offers safer beef.
It stops at setting a presidence that 100% testing is justified.
Quote: "The directive tells NCBA’s lobbying staff to push the U.S. government to seek resumption of beef export trade with Japan and South Korea, and restoration of pre-BSE beef export rules in Mexico before NCBA supports normalization of Canadian trade."
I disagree with that NCBA directive. In order to normalize trade, we have to take the first step. We cannot expect Japan to take our beef if we are unwilling to take Canadian cattle but are willing to take their beef.
Unlike these R-CULTers, I can think independent of my chosen organization. I also disagree with their position on limiting the USDA grade stamp to domestic production only without a valid traceback system to confirm it.
~SH~