Short
Arnold
Lara MClones are yummy, they say
January 6th 2007 06:12
The Food and Drug Administration, a US national body has recently released a report stating that their research shows products from cloned animals are fit for human consumption. They stated that they found no adverse health implications resulted from the consumption of meat and animal products from cloned animals.
Do we really trust any research done by the US government?
Aside from this the FDA have stated that they do not believe any labelling is necessary to mark out cloned animal products from those of regularly bread livestock. This is a worry in itself. No matter whether there are health issues or not, the huge ethical concerns tied to cloning surely indicate that many consumers will want the right to differentiate between products on a simply personal level. The fact that the FDA denies this is highly suspicious.
I’m not sure whether I have an ethical problem with cloning or not, but many people do and this is enough cause for labelling legislation regardless of any other concerns.
The major problem I have with cloning animals is the terrible impact this has upon genetic material. If cloning does continue to become more popular we will see a dramatically reduced gene pool which could result in sudden extinctions. Other non-government funded research suggests that cloned animals are much weaker and prone to disease than other naturally bred animals.
REF: Sydney Morning Herald
Do we really trust any research done by the US government?
Aside from this the FDA have stated that they do not believe any labelling is necessary to mark out cloned animal products from those of regularly bread livestock. This is a worry in itself. No matter whether there are health issues or not, the huge ethical concerns tied to cloning surely indicate that many consumers will want the right to differentiate between products on a simply personal level. The fact that the FDA denies this is highly suspicious.
Who can really tell the difference between 'em anyway?
The major problem I have with cloning animals is the terrible impact this has upon genetic material. If cloning does continue to become more popular we will see a dramatically reduced gene pool which could result in sudden extinctions. Other non-government funded research suggests that cloned animals are much weaker and prone to disease than other naturally bred animals.
REF: Sydney Morning Herald
| 68 |
| Vote |
Add To: 
subscribe to this blog
