Oops, says the FDA. Meat and milk from offspring of clones may have already entered the U.S. food supply. In January, the FDA gave the OK to foods derived from cloned animals as safe for human consumption but the USDA asked food companies to please maintain a voluntary ban on products from clones. However, that voluntary ban did not include offspring of clones. So, in honor of this, I'm serving up some clone stew for dinner tonight. Ahh, the wonders of technology. Delicious.
A number of major U.S. food producers have announced that they will not use any ingredients derived from cloned animals, due in part to safety concerns. Companies enforcing a ban on clone products include Smithfield Foods, General Mills, Campbell Soup, Nestle, California Pizza Kitchen, Supervalu, Kraft Foods and Tyson Foods, the largest meat company in the United States.
Kraft said that consumer demand influenced its decision.
Consumer demand? What, you mean you don't want to eat a nice, tasty clone? Oh darn.
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