Washington Post: WHOA! Later this week, the FDA is expected to formally recommend that milk and meat from cloned animals should be allowed on grocery store shelves — unlabeled as such. The L.A. Times says many such animals have already entered the food chain. Why should we care? Well, according to the Center for Food Safety’s press release on the topic, cloned animals have much higher levels of antibiotics, and commonly suffer from defects such as intestinal blockages; diabetes; shortened tendons; deformed feet; weakened immune systems; dysfunctional hearts, brains, livers, and kidneys; respiratory distress; and circulatory problems.
Vancouver Sun: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has finally enacted a national organic-certification program that will clear up confusion over differing standards.
MSNBC.com: A useful primer on what the different labels mean for eggs, including free range, fertile, and organic.
King5.com (Seattle): How the organic processed food industry plays with food coloring.
Southeast Farm Press: A bizarre paean to the wonders of herbicides.
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December 26th, 2006 at 10:36 pm
Good old FDA - they’re gonna kill us yet….
December 27th, 2006 at 3:08 pm
Hey, they aren’t labeling GMOs, why should cloned meat and milk be any different.
December 28th, 2006 at 1:59 pm
I’m very, very confused about this whole cloning thing. What’s the point? At the very least, isn’t it a bit expensive?
January 2nd, 2007 at 9:37 pm
Why worry about FDA approval? They surely would never approve something that would KILL ALL OF US would they? Cloning and genetic engineering will eventually catch up with those using it. Once you do it you must keep doing it. Usually generations after have problems and it (clone) will develop a desease or physical problem that ends the game. Do we really have high standards in this country or just expect great profits?