Food info - meat from cloned cattle

[Penny]

At the open meeting of the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP) today, the committee considered a hypothetical application under the Novel Foods Regulations for the approval of meat and milk from cloned cattle and their progeny.

The committee was asked to consider whether the available evidence on clones and their offspring provides a sufficient basis for the evaluation of meat and milk from such animals under the Novel Foods Regulations.

The committee noted that:

the evidence showed no differences in composition between the meat and milk of conventional animals, clones or their progeny and is therefore unlikely to present any food safety risk
the current evidence on the composition of meat and milk is relatively limited, and further evidence is required on how the rearing of animals in different environments may affect the meat and milk
any potential differences between conventional cattle and the progeny of a clone were unlikely to exist from the second generation onwards
that consumers may want to see effective labelling of products from clones and their offspring
cheers Penny

[Victors Mate]

These here clowned cattle do they have funny noses and big shoes?

[Penny]

They certinly do, including big round bottoms and Hats with bells on. cheers Peny

[Victors Mate]

Sort of mad cows then. I thought that they had been eradicated.

[Rowan]

Plenty mad cows up here!!

I don't fancy cloned meat. I heard something on TV about meat being made from stem cells.

[Penny]

Must admit, I don't fancy it either. I don't eat much meat but like to know it is properly provided. cheers Penny

[Victors Mate]

Plenty mad cows up here!!

I don't fancy cloned meat. I heard something on TV about meat being made from stem cells.

I should careful Evie some vegetables come from stems too.

[Anya]

Nature's been doing for billions of years but we always KNOW BETTER !!


An animal derived from a body cell may carry a hidden disease that is reinforced and reinforced, with each cloning.

Why take the risk?

[dejavou]

Not to mentionn that they are trying to clone animals which are more profitable, so the poor buggers will be deformed in the name of profit the scientists that are creating these monsters are no better than Mengale was in the concentration camps