These security measures are of utmost importance in preventing the introduction of FMD or any disease from entering any producer s livestock operations. We have seen, heard and read the same stories about how it is affecting Europe. This disease has never been detected in the United States. The FDA and USDA, with the full support of America s farmers and ranchers, have a comprehensive set of safeguards in place to prevent this disease from entering the United States. These rules leave no bases uncovered and help ensure that what happened in Europe will not happen here.
American beef is safe.
Our government is making sure that animals from countries that have this disease never make it across our border. U.S. producers pledge to aggressively continue working with scientific and regulatory authorities to ensure that all the latest technologies are applied to further improve our comprehensive safeguards.