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Article: FDA WILL RECONSIDER DATA ON FOOD FROM CLONED ANIMALS
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- November 6, 2003
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WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration will revisit its
preliminary determination that food from cloned animals is safe for
consumers after several independent science advisers raised questions
about the finding, a senior agency official said yesterday.
Biotech companies have pressed the agency to declare safe all meat
and milk from cloned animals, while consumer groups have expressed
concern that the FDA is moving too quickly.
Last week, the FDA issued a preliminary summary of a risk analysis
that concluded food from cloned animals or their offspring was as
safe as conventional food. The full report will not be released for
several weeks.