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.
More Quotes from Richard Lobb:
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.Richard Lobb
We just want to assure people of the safety of the food supply.
Richard Lobb
We understand the concerns that some people have, but the simple fact is we don't have any problem with the H5N1 form of the disease here in the U.S.,
Richard Lobb
First of all, we don't have it in the U.S. and we're doing everything to keep it out, ... If we have an outbreak, we could contain it. If we had to kill 5 million birds to eradicate it, that's still a very small number of our total annual production.
Richard Lobb
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.
Richard Lobb
The health of the flock, ... is probably the best that it's ever been.
Richard Lobb
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