MEPS ATTACK COMMISSIONS ANIMAL CLONING PROPOSALS AS TOO WEAK
February 1st, 2014
THE EUROPEAN Commission’s proposals to ban the farming of cloned animals and the sale of their meat came under fire yesterday from MEPs who thought the European Union (EU) should take tougher action to prevent cloning.A meeting of the European Parliament’s environment, public health and food safety committee debated the Commission’s reforms, which had been released in December.The committee has prepared 92 pages of amendments to the proposals, which may later be voted through by the full parliament. “A ban on food from clones is not enough,” an EP ...
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