Confidentiality ill Be Protected

摘要

Вill Hawks, USDA Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, had two messages for attendees of the National Institute for Animal Ag (NIAA) annual meeting in St. Paul, MN, last month. Regarding the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) currently under development and designed to provide 48-traceback on any livestock animal in the U.S. in the event of an animal health or food safety emergency, Hawks said: "First, we will protect confidentiality of data (collected via the NAIS system). There is no question about that."