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Consumer groups say FDA may delay cloning rule

Reuters

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration may consider delaying a decision on whether milk and meat from cloned animals are safe to eat until Congress reviews legislation requiring the agency to conduct additional testing, consumer groups said on Friday.

"The biggest question mark is the language that is in the (Senate) farm bill," said Gregory Jaffe with the Center for Science in the Public Interest. "If that becomes law that would change the whole dynamic of when this is decided."

The FDA ruled in a draft decision in December 2006 that food and milk made from cloned cattle, pigs and goats was safe to eat. Many expect the FDA to permit their sale once they make a final announcement.

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