FDA Approves Cloned Meat and Milk
It will still be years before any cloned meat or milk could be found at your local supermarket, but the highly controversial process of producing livestock is making waves with news that the Food and Drug Administration has approved meat and milk from clones for human consumption. An 800-page report released by the FDA on December 28, 2006, concludes that there is no difference cloned and conventionally produced food. Read more about this on the Fox News Web site.
News from an Expert: Q&A Session about FDA Clone Approval
To help clear up some of the confusion about the recent cloning news here is a question and answer session with Dr. Gary Weaver, Director of the Program on Agriculture and Animal Health Policy, Center for Food, Nutrition, and Agriculture Policy (CFNAP) at the University of Maryland, about the safety of consuming meat and milk of cloned animals and the science of cloning. A licensed veterinarian, Weaver has been head of pathology at a veterinary diagnostic laboratory, mycotoxin researcher, practicing veterinarian, lawyer and legal consultant on animal health issues. He has served as expert in bioterrorism and counterterrorism for the FDA and the intelligence community. Read the full session at CheckBiotech.org.
Researchers May Have Beaten BSE
By removing the genetic triggers that have been linked with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) researchers say that they might be able to genetically engineer a BSE-immune cow. Read more about this on axcessnews.com.
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