FDA downplays long-term impact of animal cloning
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Meat and milk products of offspring  from the 600 cloned animals in the United States most likely  have not entered the nation's food supply, an official with the  U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday, as the  agency downplayed the long-term impact of cloning.
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A gene therapy experiment that has triggered a federal investigation after the death of a patient on Tuesday raised a variety of concerns when it was first proposed to federal reviewers in 2003.
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Meat and milk from cloned animals is generally safe to eat, US authorities conclude in a long-awaited report.
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The nation's biggest milk company, Dean Foods, said Thursday it will refuse milk from cloned cows. The Food and Drug Administration gave preliminary approval to meat and milk from cloned animals and could grant final approval by the end of the year. Federal scientists say there is virtually no difference between clones and conventional cows, pigs or goats.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration  said on Friday that Senate testimony by a veteran FDA  researcher regarding safety risks for five drugs does not  reflect the views of the agency.
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The 600 cloned animals in the United States most likely have not produced offspring, an official with the Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday, as the agency downplayed the long-term impact cloning will have on the food supply.
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U.S. News & World Report - Would you eat meat or drink milk derived from cloned animals? The question--long the stuff of science fiction--is now one that consumers need to consider seriously. The European Food Safety Authority announced Friday that it considers food from clones safe to eat. In the United States, meanwhile, the Food and Drug Administration is expected to lift a voluntary moratorium issued in 2001 on food products that come from livestock that originated in a petri dish. Companies selling the clones promote the animals' ability to provide superior offspring to livestock breeders, for example. U.S. ...
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A new database will allow food companies to identify a cloned animal as it moves through the food supply chain from farm to slaughterhouse, two of the largest U.S. livestock cloning companies said on Wednesday.
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The U.S. National Institutes of  Health, which supports a variety of biomedical studies using  animals, will stop breeding government-owned chimpanzees for  research -- a step animal rights advocates lauded on Thursday.
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The U.S. green-lights the use of products derived from cloned animals while testing continues, but the nation's biggest milk producer opposes it. Plus: Sanyo earnings probe... Illinois Senate passes stem cell bill... and more.
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The largest U.S. dairy processor and distributor said even if food products from cloned animals become a reality, it will not sell milk from animals that have been cloned because of ongoing consumer concerns.
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Leading scientists have urged peers not to block the use of human-animal hybrid embryos for research.
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A drive by developing nations to regulate access to rare plant genes -- used in drugs and perfumes worth billions of dollars -- will not stop "biopiracy" and may deter foreign investment, a trade expert said in a report Tuesday.
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A new database will allow food  companies to identify a cloned animal as it moves through the  food supply chain from farm to slaughterhouse, two of the  largest U.S. livestock cloning companies said on Wednesday.
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US biotechnology firms launched Wednesday a program to track cloned cattle and pigs in anticipation of the possible end of a moratorium on meat and milk from cloned livestock.
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Cloneburgers won't come with warnings. When the government approves food from cloned animals, expected in the next year, the Food and Drug Administration doesn't plan special labels. Government scientists have found no difference between clones and conventional cows, pigs or goats.
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The federal government signs off on the safety of cloned meat, but the public remains wary and the cost of producing cloned animals remains high. Major producers say they have no plans to sell cloned meat anytime soon.