Article: Milk and meat from cloned animals are safe

Milk and meat from cloned animals are safe, FDA says

By ANDREW POLLACK New York Times

Friday, October 31, 2003

Milk and meat from cloned animals are safe to consume, the Food and Drug Administration has tentatively concluded, a finding that could eventually clear the way for such products to reach supermarket shelves and for cloning to be widely used to breed livestock.

The agency's conclusions are being released today in advance of a public meeting on the issue Tuesday in Rockville, Md. Agency officials said that after receiving public comments, they hope to outline their views by late spring on how, if at all, cloning would be regulated, including whether food from cloned animals should be ...

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