Today the FDA announced is was on the verge of approving cloned meat & dairy products into our food chain. And as many of you may or may not know...cloned food products are already in our food chain...and have not been labeled as such...since the FDA thinks you are just to silly to not want cloned food.
My personal opinion is that there are 3 things on this planet we should not be altering...Water...Air....& Food chain. I see no reason or need whatsoever for us to want altered or cloned food in our food chain. They have argued that the only genetically altered or cloned animals introduced into our food chain will the offspring of those used for breeding of a supposedly superior stock. Yeah...right...like bad genetics can't be passed on to offspring. And they are also strongly opposing labeling these product as being altered so we won't even have a choice in whether we consume them or not. We're still in the US....aren't we?
Anyway, Here are some links on the subject from both sides of this and at the bottom will be an address for the FDA in which you will have 90 days starting now to respond to them with your comments regarding this subject.
Sorry for presenting it this way but the link option is not working properly.
US body backs sale of cloned food
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6215541.stm
U.S. Food & Drug Administration
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2006/NEW01541.html
Australian regulator to examine U.S. approval of cloned food
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/29/asia/AS_GEN_Australia_US_Cloned_Food.php
A Risk-Based Approach to Evaluate Animal Clones and Their Progeny - DRAFT
http://www.fda.gov/cvm/CloneRiskAssessment.htm
Produce from cloned cattle 'safe'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4435159.stm
Consumer Federation of America (PDF)
http://www.consumerfed.org/pdfs/dec28pressrelease.pdf
Scientist Renew Cloning Warnings
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3854039.stm
I DO NOT want to eat cloned animals (online petition)
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/326647632?gclid=COvw67est4kCFSoIFQodchSjUg<l=1167384054
Something to say to the FDA?
Written comments may be submitted to the FDA over the next 90 days.
Mail them to:
Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305)
Food & Drug Administration
5630 Fishers Lane
Room 1061
Rockville, Md 20852
Comments MUST be be received by April 2 and should include the docket number 2003N-0573
