Eating Meat and Drinking Milk…From Clones?

by the source | October 18, 2006 at 09:05 am
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Yesterday, the Washington Post reported that the FDA is poised to
endorse marketing of the cloning of animals for public consumption.
“Farmers and companies that have been growing cloned barnyard animals
from single cells in anticipation of a lucrative market say cloning
will bring consumers a level of consistency and quality impossible to
attain with conventional breeding, making perfectly marbled beef and
reliably lean and tasty pork the norm on grocery shelves,” the story
states. And although cloning could solve a number of long-standing farm
problems, many think it’s a huge public relations campaign. Surveys
show that more than 60% of the U.S. population is uncomfortable with
the idea of animal cloning for food and milk but after thorough
evaluation, reports indicate that the food from cloned animals is as
safe as the food we eat every day. The decision is expected by the end
of this year. Read the full story Via ::Washington Post

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