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YOUR BEEF CHECKOFF DOLLARS AT WORK

Hanta Yo

Well-known member
An email I received today:


If any of you watched the Neil Cavuto segment today on Fox News, then you know that there was a doctor on the show who discussed the downer cow issue in California. Her answer to the problem was to become a vegetarian and not eat beef so as not to get mad cow disease. Well you and I know that this is not a human health issue, people do not get mad cow disease, but apparently she does not know this and is alarming our consumers. I thought you would like to know that I contacted the Cattlemans Beef Board/NCBA joint issues management, Jacque Matsen, Director of Issues Management and she said; “We have seen the segment and will be responding as appropriate. You should know we have received follow-up requests from Neil Cavuto’s producer and provided them with beef industry perspective and spokesperson opportunitites.”

I thought you would like to know that your check-off dollars are at work protecting your product and you the producer from misinformation that could harm consumer demand.
 

Sandhusker

Well-known member
And I bet you $100 that NCBA will spend my checkoff dollars and then assume full credit.

If NCBA was truly concerned about misinformation, why are they spreading it on the Farm Bill?
 
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Anonymous

Guest
Probably like closing the barn door after the horses have escaped for many that watched the show... :(

I saw the good Doctor today on Cavuto- and she at least a half dozen times mentioned "short of becoming a vegetarian" or "unless you want to become a vegetarian" while telling of the dangers (e-coli, BSE, salmonella) involved with eating any beef....

CNN on the other hand- had a doctor that made it very clear that it was a rogue plant and an isolated issue that does not normally occur- and that the dangers from eating even the beef in question were miniscule...

CNN and Lou Dobbs did tear into the USDA/Bush Administration again for their lack of oversight or stringent enforcement of existing laws- and questioned why again they only find out about these problems months later- and are again having recalls AFTER most/all the product has been consumed :???: ....
 

RobertMac

Well-known member
NCBA Statement on USDA Investigation of Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Co.

DENVER, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- "Today, the United States Department of
Agriculture announced a Class II recall involving beef from Hallmark/Westland
Meat Packing Co. This recall is happening, out of an abundance of caution,
because the company did not follow regulations for handling non-ambulatory
cattle.

We support USDA's recall as a precautionary measure. At the same time, we
can say with confidence that the beef supply is safe. We have multiple
interlocking safeguards in place in every beef processing plant in America so
that if one is bypassed, the other systems continue to ensure the product we
serve our families remains safe.

The ban on non-ambulatory or 'downer' cattle is one of many steps in a
robust system to produce safe beef, but it is not the only step taken to
ensure the safety of the beef supply. The beef we eat is safe because there
are multiple safety hurdles before it arrives at our grocery stores or
restaurants.

As an organization representing beef producers, we have two expectations
when our cattle leave our farms and ranches: that our animals are treated
humanely and that every step is taken to produce safe beef. We support USDA's
actions today to enforce the laws that ensure our cattle are handled with care
and that our beef is produced safely."


This information provided by The Beef Checkoff


SOURCE The Beef Checkoff

RM,This is the same response that is used after every recall...and will be used for the next recall! Consumers quickly tire of empty rhetoric...they want recalls to stop. NCBA is eroding consumer's trust of producers by shielding for packers and USDA. They should be demanding that USDA do their job and hold responsible for being good stewards of OUR PRODUCT!!!!!!! :mad:
 

Sandhusker

Well-known member
As a consumer, I'm saying, "Interlocking safeguards? If there were interlocking safeguards, why the recall? Obviously, the guys at the loading dock were breaking the rules, how do I know the whole plant wasn't breaking them?"

Consumer's aren't stupid, they're not going to accept the reassurances of the seller without something backing up the statement.
 

PORKER

Well-known member
Can you say with confidence that the beef supply is safe. Yes , And with the supply lower ,their is less room for mistakes which can cause the prices,both auctions and retail to make wide fast moves.


ARLINGTON, Va. (Dow Jones)--U.S. 2008 commercial beef production is forecast
at 26.3 billion pounds, a slight decline from last year's output, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture said Friday at its annual Agricultural Outlook Forum.

USDA did not give a specific figure for last year's beef production, only
saying it was a decline.

Beef exports in 2008 are expected to reach 1.7 billion pounds, up 17% versus
2007, but above the 2.5 billion pounds exported prior to discovery of mad-cow
disease in late 2003. In 2007, beef exports were 1.4 billion pounds.
 
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