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TOPIC: Science & Technology

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Posted: May 27, 2008

Experts Debate Cloned Food

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		In January, the Food and Drug Administration decided that meat and milk from cloned animals is safe to eat. Two experts on different sides of the issue -- a veterinarian whose company produces cloned animals and an advocate for clone-free food -- answered your questions.

Why not label meat from cloned animals?

What are the repercussions of a genetically non-diverse food supply?

Will cloning result in worse treatment for animals?

Is it legal to sell meat from the progeny of cloned animals?

What about the cost? Will cattle farmers make money?

Why mess with Mother Nature?

Will public biases inhibit cloning technology?


	Jill of Portland, Ore. asks

	Is it currently legal to sell the meat that is progeny of cloned animals without labeling it as such?

Jaydee Hanson responds:

Unfortunately, it is legal to sell meat and milk from the progeny of cloned animals. The USDA has asked cloning companies to voluntarily keep clones off the market, but there is not even a "voluntary" moratorium covering the progeny of clones.

Don Coover responds:

Yes, it is my understanding that there is no requirement to label products, including meat, from the progeny of cloned animals.




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