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Article: FDA declares food products from cloned animals safe.(Front)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- January 16, 2008
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From staff and wire reports
After years of debate, the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday declared that food from cloned animals and their progeny is safe to eat, clearing the way for milk and meat derived from copies of prized dairy cows, steers and hogs to be sold at the grocery store.
The decision was hailed by cloning companies and some farmers, who have been pushing for government approval in hopes of turning cloning into a routine agricultural tool. Because clones are costly, they will be used primarily for breeding, not for producing milk, hamburgers and pork chops.
"This is a huge milestone," said Mark Walton, president of ViaGen, ...