CLONED FOODS: EAT AT YOUR OWN RISK STILL?
February 1st, 2008
BY DEIRDRE MASON
ARE meat and dairy products from cloned animals safe to eat? The answer to the
question will determine whether this new technology will actually produce a new food
market. So far, food regulators have at least agreed in principle to allow this new food
production segment to develop, but meanwhile the debate on its safety still rages on.
The latest public body to launch a round of public consultation on the implications of
animal cloning for food safety is the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). This
consultation, on a draft opinion from ...
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