The FDA approved the sale of cloned meat and dairy products in the US earlier this week. I am totally grossed out! The food will probably not be available immediately due to the high cost of cloning. Hopefully it will take several years. Also, the FDA is not requiring labeling, so there will be no way to distinguish between food from cloned and "natual" animals. I put the "" around natural, because animals that are not raised organically or free range are generally given antibiotics, growth hormones, vaccinations, may be fed genetically modified food or other animal parts and are often raised in close proximity to other animals. I think this is far from natural. Just another reason to always buy organic or free range animal products. I also try to buy from local farmers. Then I know how the animals are raised and fed.
To see the full article from the Organic Consumers Association website go to : http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_9699.cfm
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