Cloned Food - Why no labels?

Question

I think if your going to add something new into the food supply it should have labels so consumers have a choice in eating it or not. I have read some horror story's from overseas. Just because it looks like an animal isn't good enough for me. It really is someones lab experiment. Approving it without debate is the wrong thing to do... IMHO

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Answer 1

The FDA has stated that they are not necessary because there is absolutely no difference between cloned meat, and the meat from the original cow.



The radio program Science Friday (Part of Talk of the Nation on NPR (National Public Radio)) had a great segment on this just last week. This segment is available for podcast, and it really does explain a lot. The person speaking put it in excellent terms. "It's an identical twin, just born at a different time." I highly recommend listening to it.



http://cache.libsyn.com/sciencefriday/scifri-2007010512.mp3

That is the feed to this audio.

http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/2007/Jan/hour1_010507.html

That is the description with the podcast available to download.



For now, you will not have to worry about it though. The FDA has put a ban on it until April (since they knew it would be controversial and the public does need some time to simmer down). Normal cows aren't stopping breeding either. So there is plenty of regular meat, so I don't think it will be too big of an issue for the time being.

Answer 2

We've all heard about horror stories from overseas, but they have different customs, different ways of doing things, and they do stuff in their fields, and bury sick animals where there is food, etc. But, in contrast to overseas, here in the USA we have the USDA and other groups that test, protect, and warn us about bad food. You need to know that cloned anything is merely a duplicate of the dna, plus that that animal lives a shorter time than the original animal did. dna is not a disease...duh

Answer 3

The FDA said so.



Look at it this way: A clone is an identical copy of something else. If the food is from a clone, it's still from the same animal.

Answer 4

i become questioning of asking this myself, quite, yet desperate to no longer make contributions to irrational fears. :) the way I see it, there is in all danger plenty greater version between, as an occasion, one breed of livestock and the subsequent than there is between a clone and its unique. Heck, there is greater between guy or woman animals interior of a breed, to no longer point out between, say, livestock and fish. So, if ingesting one cow is not any much less risk-free than ingesting yet another, ingesting a cow clone must be no much less risk-free the two. additionally, if there ever become a risky version it may kill the animal earlier it grew sufficient to be waiting to slaughter, so in a fashion each serving immediately is going with the aid of years of huge animal attempting out.

Answer 5

Your question is too vague. Is it an additive to an existing product or a "brand new" product? Besides, a person always has a choice. If you feel you have no choice...choose organic. All processed meat products will either pass local health regulations or an USDA approval.

Answer 6

Big business always knows what's best for you. Just ask the tobacco companies.

Answer 7

Safe food is safe food. What difference?

Answer 8

"gamersnews"? sorry but I bathe, shave, and get haircuts so this source does not work for me.