US FDA Deems Cloned Animals Edible 598
Coldeagle sends us the news that the US Food and Drug Administration has declared that meat from cloned animals is safe to eat. The agency decided that no labeling is necessary for meat or milk from cloned cows, pigs, or goats or their offspring. (Ironically the FDA didn't include cloned sheep in the announcement, claiming a lack of data, though the very first cloned animal was a sheep named Dolly.) The article notes that a couple of major food suppliers have already decided not to use any products of cloning, and that the groups opposed to cloning in the food chain will now concentrate their efforts on convincing more suppliers to boycott the business of cloning. The FDA noted that their focus groups and other public input indicated that about 1/3 of US citizens do not want food from cloned animals under any circumstances; another 1/3 have no objections; and another 1/3 fall somewhere in between.
What consumers really want to know... (Score:5, Funny)
Dan East
Edible (Score:5, Funny)
Will this be the end of... (Score:4, Funny)
And never *never* will you find a chicken quite so tasty...?
That's ok (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Glad I'm a veg (Score:2, Funny)
No more doggy bags (Score:5, Funny)
Dan East
This steak... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:What consumers really want to know... (Score:5, Funny)
I believe that would be a cloned-chicken-or-the-egg argument. Sorry, couldn't resist.
Re:What consumers really want to know... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:The FDA Approves Shit Anyway (Score:3, Funny)
Problems with telomeres in clones (Score:3, Funny)
Well, maybe not. Heck, I'm not too worried. Modern breeders of every sort of food animal or pet already have plenty of experience with the effects of too much inbreeding on their stock, I don't think the addition of this tool to their kit will confuse them to the point that it damages the species or anything. If the stock becomes non-viable, they will discontinue the method and reintroduce other genetic lines.
In my opinion, absolute worst case scenario, world wide sheep production dips for a few years when some horrible side effect is first noticed. The price of lamb, mutton, and wool goes up for a while. Then wild and heirloom stocks are reintroduced, the problem is solved, and we move on.
But you have to admit, now there's a teeny tiny part of you that's worried about zombie sheep.
Re:OT: 25 replies? (Score:5, Funny)
Ahh... the cloning technology has arrived to Slashdot!
preseasoned (Score:2, Funny)
"Yesterday is for mice and gods."
Re:How to clone a cow (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Problems with telomeres in clones (Score:5, Funny)
Zombie herbivores? I can see it now... Graaaainnsss....Graaaaiiinnnnssss....
IGMC.
Re:Cloning in nature (Score:2, Funny)
Re:What consumers really want to know... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:It's Not Cost Prohibitive... (Score:3, Funny)
Thbbtttt...the supply and demand problem comes with corn now having high prices and farmers reducing their hops and barley crops in order to cash in on high corn prices. Now the damn beer prices are going to go through the roof. Fucking Chicago Board of Trade and ethanol producers are going to kill my buzz.
Re:It's Not Cost Prohibitive... (Score:5, Funny)
Me too! That inorganic stuff is completely inedible...
Re:It's Not Cost Prohibitive... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:It's Not Cost Prohibitive... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Cloning in nature (Score:3, Funny)