On behalf of the packers I represent in the United States, I will say they are dissatisfied with the regulation; they're opposed to the mandate. They invested a lot of resources, through their own companies' efforts as well as through the American Meat Institute, to try to oppose and then eventually delay for many years the implementation of the mandate. But at the end of the day, if you want to run your business you have to comply with the regulations, and that has been the focus for the last 12 or 18 months, trying to comply in a way that's most cost-effective for your operation and being consistent with what's required of you.
On June 18th, 2009. See this statement in context.