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EU to debate cloning for food, wary of trade impact

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By: Jeremy Smith, Reuters, 30.jan.09

BRUSSELS — EU regulators will discuss again in a few months whether to allow meat and milk products from cloned animals into the food chain, despite local consumer opposition and inconclusive data, officials said on Friday.

Animal cloning has been around for years. Dolly the cloned sheep was born in 1996, for example. Now, scientists estimate the EU has 100 cattle clones and fewer pig clones alive. Race horses have also been cloned.

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Posted by FFC on July 19th, 2009 :: Filed under Consumers,Education and public awareness,Food safety,Innovation and technology,Regulations
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