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Good news for fans of food that don’t have a soul- The FDA has approved the eating of clones!
So, all you vegetarians out there who don’t eat meat because you feel like you’re needlessly killing one of god’s creations, now there’s an alternative. Yay!
Meat and milk from cloned animals is as safe as that from their counterparts bred the old-fashioned way, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday _ but sales still won’t begin right away.
The decision removes the last big U.S. regulatory hurdle to marketing products from cloned livestock, and puts the FDA in concert with recent safety assessments from European food regulators and several other nations.
“Meat and milk from cattle, swine and goat clones are as safe as food we eat every day,” said Dr. Stephen Sundloff, FDA’s food safety chief.
But the government has asked animal cloning companies to continue a voluntary moratorium on sales for a little longer _ not for safety reasons, but marketing ones.
USDA Undersecretary Bruce Knight called it a transition period for “allowing the marketplace to adjust.” He wouldn’t say how long the moratorium should continue.
“This is about market acceptance,” Knight added, who said he would be calling a meeting of industry leaders to determine next steps.
I for one can’t wait to eat my first clone burger. Can’t be any worse that what’s already being served at the fast food joints- right?
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January 15th, 2008 at 10:04 pm
Call me crazy, but a clone…that kind of worries me. If it's a true clone (yes there's a difference, I just don't remember the technicalities of it), then doesn't it lose a generation every time it's cloned?
It's the same thing as before we could burn cd's…you would make a copy of a cassette tape to another…the sound, quality, etc…degraded every generation…
I have a weird feeling we're in for a whole new slew of diseases from the degradation.
January 16th, 2008 at 12:04 am
Call me crazy, but a clone…that kind of worries me. If it’s a true clone (yes there’s a difference, I just don’t remember the technicalities of it), then doesn’t it lose a generation every time it’s cloned?
It’s the same thing as before we could burn cd’s…you would make a copy of a cassette tape to another…the sound, quality, etc…degraded every generation…
I have a weird feeling we’re in for a whole new slew of diseases from the degradation.
January 16th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
oooh ooh time will tell! personally i cant wait to have my two all cloned beef patty specialy sauce lettuce cheeseburger! we're in for a whole LOT of treats in the future thanks to technology. *crunches on carrot*
January 16th, 2008 at 10:48 pm
i personally am looking forward to my two all cloned beef special sauce lettuce cheeseburger…. really. i'm also looking forward to the host of problems that are bound to arise from this.. *crunches on carrot*
January 17th, 2008 at 12:46 am
oooh ooh time will tell! personally i cant wait to have my two all cloned beef patty specialy sauce lettuce cheeseburger! we’re in for a whole LOT of treats in the future thanks to technology. *crunches on carrot*
January 17th, 2008 at 12:48 am
i personally am looking forward to my two all cloned beef special sauce lettuce cheeseburger…. really. i’m also looking forward to the host of problems that are bound to arise from this.. *crunches on carrot*
January 17th, 2008 at 12:50 am
holy shit i wrote it twice. it was the maritini.
January 17th, 2008 at 9:53 am
Just a side note…a US company claimed it created 5 cloned embryos…oh yeah, then destroyed them to prove they were clones….
Soylent green is PEOPLE!!!
January 17th, 2008 at 11:53 am
Just a side note…a US company claimed it created 5 cloned embryos…oh yeah, then destroyed them to prove they were clones….
Soylent green is PEOPLE!!!