(Statement attributed to AMI President and CEO J. Patrick Boyle)
“AMI welcomes USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) comprehensive U.S. BSE rule released today. The rule is a significant step forward to make U.S. beef import regulations more consistent with international animal health standards. We have long said that having such a rule in place will show leadership on the global scale and believe it will enhance U.S. trade and give USTR and USDA a stronger position to press other nations to follow the OIE's guidelines and adopt science-based BSE policies. Using internationally recognized science-based standards as the basis for trade facilitates exports and imports of meat and poultry products — for the benefit of consumers and producers.”
Source: American Meat Institute