Richard Lobb
Richard Lobb
absolutely birds concerns farmers industry mixing places warn work
What concerns me is the mixing of birds from different places in one spot. We warn the farmers who work with our industry to have absolutely no dealings with the live-bird markets.
chicken guess higher universal wings
We were surprised. We thought wings or tenders would be higher (than the Caesar). But I guess it's the universal chicken dish.
birds involved number
Even if we did have an outbreak, which is unlikely, it's going to be very limited. And the number of birds involved will be very small.
assure food people safety
We just want to assure people of the safety of the food supply.
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This thing has spread like wildfire in Southeast Asia and now in Nigeria, but conditions are totally different. You walk into a rural village and there are chickens running all over the place.
signs waiting
But we're not waiting for signs to show up.
options reviewing seen
So far, we've not seen any impact, but we're reviewing our options to see what we need to do to keep it that way.
bigger concern issue perception problem public
Right now, I think the industry's concern with public perception of the problem is a much bigger issue than a substantive concern about an outbreak here.
aware harm health human levels products result shows study
We are not aware of any study that shows implications of any possibility of harm to human health as the result of the use of these products at the levels directed.
certainly exactly immediate impact practical resolved soon trade trying
Exactly how that works, what the practical impact on immediate trade will be, we're still trying to find out. We certainly want it resolved as soon as possible.
canned concerned consumer cooking defending destroys fact food matter present safety
I'm not defending it, and we are concerned about consumer perceptions, but the fact of the matter is, cooking destroys any virus, so canned food, as long as the canning is done properly, doesn't present any food safety problem.
destroyed flock
Any flock ... with avian influenza will be destroyed on the farm.
asia handling infected number people slim small states united zero
It only comes from actually handling a live, infected chicken. We don't have any of those in the U.S.A. and only a small number of people in Asia have contacted it. The danger, right now, is essentially zero in the United States and it's even pretty slim in Asia.
biggest certainly facing industry issue question
This is certainly the biggest issue facing the industry today, no question about that.