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FDA: meat from cloned animals safe to eat
Good news for those in favour of cloning animals: the American Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) has issued a draft risk assessment stating meat and milk
from cloned animals are as safe to eat as any other
foods.
The conclusion was made public after an analysis of hundreds of peer-reviewed
publications and other studies on the health and food composition of clones and
their offspring.
The assessment does not apply to sheep at this
time.
Safety conclusions
Since 2003, the FDA has
promised to publish its conclusions about the safety of meat products from
cloned animals. The agency has, since 2001, also urged ranchers and
genetic-based technology firms to voluntarily hold off on producing cloned
livestock.
Despite its latest risk assessment determination, the FDA
has asked that any introduction of cloned animals into the food chain to be put
on hold.
Watchdogs
Food safety watchdogs however, disagree with FDA's findings, claiming there
hasn't been sufficient testing on cloned-animal products to warrant a
declaration they are safe for human consumption.
Related website:
• Food & Drug Administration
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