Certainly that's our aim. If, through our actions and our partnership with the various agencies that participate in the regulatory framework, we can prevent the types of situations our German colleagues experienced with contaminated sprouts, then that is exactly what we will do.
We recognize that biological systems are inherently changeable. We work hard to enhance the preventative side of the regulatory system as well as the reactive side. That's why we've invested in strengthening our food safety assessments and recall activities.
If an event arises—and we recognize that we cannot provide assurance of absolute protection—we want to be ready to respond. In collaboration with our provincial partners and the Public Health Agency of Canada, we routinely exercise our system so that we are ready to respond should events emerge. We want to be able to contain emergent events and bring them back under control as quickly as possible. At the same time, we continue to redouble our efforts to improve the preventative part of the system.