dr. ostrove, welcome, and you may commence your testimony. i've extended the amount of time to ten. >> i share your thump for -- enthusiasm for the very warm working relationship we have developed the last several months, and and we look forward to continuing to work with you, not only on food safety issues but other issues that fda deals with. so i'm steve ostroff, the acting commissioner of food and drug, and i really very deeply appreciate the opportunity for mike taylor, who is sitting to my left, and me to be here to talk about the food safety modern nationation act, fsma. i'd also like to thank you for holding this hearing and for the committee members in their ongoing interest in this particular topic, and for the strong and growing working relationship that has developed between the committee and fda, to achieve our mutual goals of assuring the safest food supply in the world for american consumers. i hope that everybody in this room knows this is food safety month. and i can't think of a better way to celebrate than by starting the p