good morning, chairman harper and ranking member daggett and members of the subcommittee. i am douglas stern, director was office of enforcement and import operations and the acting deputy director for regulatory affairs at the center for food safety and applied nutrition. we appreciate the opportunity to provide you with information -- oh, i'm sorry. is that better? >> we appreciate the opportunity to provide you with information about how we oversee recalls of products. fda continues to improve practices to neck sure recalls are initiated and overseen and completed promptly and effectively to best protect consumers. in this regard, we appreciate the office offen spector general's focus on the subject. i would like to thank the committee for the opportunity to report on major changes fda has made in response to oig's investigation. when we learn about a food in the marketplace, we must keep people from getting sick and being harmed. fda has the ability to act in a variety of ways and the fastest and most efficient way is to make sure foods are recalled quickly is to work