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EarthTalk

Duplicating Meat

Are cloned animals as good to eat as conventionally bred ones?

Dear EarthTalk: What's the story with animal cloning? Is the meat industry really cloning animals now to "beef up" production? -- Frank DeFazio, Sudbury, MA

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Cloned Meat in the EU

While the government drags its feet on making a decision, public opprobrium of the concept grows

The European Union is proceeding more slowly than the Food and Drug Administration did during its investigation into the efficacy and safety of cloned meat and milk. While the United States has already given industry the go-ahead to begin farming the cloned animals, the EU is taking a more measured approach, even with the European Food Safety Authority’s public statement that there is no expectation of additional environmental risks.

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