Monday, February 7, 2011

"Cloned meat on the table" when can we?

Information on the photo: the world's first cloned sheep Dolly

If you tell you "Victoria a mutton" is not only delicious, but is pure natural green food, would you like to try?

Last December, the United States food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed that allows cloning animals for meat and milk on the market, most recently some biotech companies have proposed to the organic method of reproduction should cloned animals belong to the scope of the organic creatures, they can be cloned foods labelled "organic" label.

This would have caused considerable controversy, challenge people to once again present on the psychological clone food accepted. United States a consumer organizations of counsel Joseph · Manderson said: "it can be compared to an artificial Apple into Apple Pie. "While the Chinese clone expert, Professor Li Ning that clone foods do not accept just one short science misconceptions.

Transgenic cloning is not equal to

In January 2007, the United States FDA published cloned animals products risk assessment report states that in the production of meat, milk products, to the birth, pigs, goats and through the traditional method of reproduction in domestic animals almost no difference, so no need to distinguish with specialized label, this is on cloned meat and milk of security given official recognition.

However, according to the United States Depew investigation Centre report shows that 64% of United States persons on cloned animals feel uncomfortable; 43% of people believe that food from cloned animals is safe. Some consumer groups considered that, even if allowed to embark on supermarket shelves, but also to affix a "cloned food" label, the difference between sales and traditional food. This inference, if in "cloned food" with the word "organic", it seems even more laughable against it.

Opponents pointed out that the definition of "organic" has been expressly excluded genetically modified organisms. And the gene was cloned animals is the largest human interference, they are nurtured in the laboratory.

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