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Article: DAIRY FARMERS OPPOSE LIFTING FDA BAN ON CLONED COW MILK CONSUMERS RESISTANT, THEY SAY.(FRONT)
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- The Capital Times
- Article date:
- July 11, 2005
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Byline: Frederic J. Frommer Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- As the Food and Drug Administration considers whether to lift a voluntary ban on selling food from cloned animals, the agency is getting some resistance from an unusual source: the dairy industry.
Trade groups for dairy farmers and companies that use dairy products are not enthused about introducing milk from cloned cows into the marketplace, fearing that consumers would be leery of the product.
"There's a strong general feeling among our members that consumers are not receptive to milk from cloned cows," said Susan Ruland, a spokeswoman for the International Dairy Foods Association, which represents food ...