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FDA force-feeds cloned meat

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Almost 10 years after the controversial success of Dolly the sheep, the first cloned mammal from an adult cell, the offspring of cloned cattle and pigs will enter American supermarkets. Last week, the Food and Drug Administration released a statement including, "Meat and milk from clones of cattle, swine, and goats, and the offspring of clones from any species traditionally consumed as food, are as safe to eat as food from conventionally bred animals."

Sentiment expressed today concerning the FDA's statement is similar to reactions to Dolly a decade ago. Cloning companies and farmers have been hoping to utilize cloned animals to increase the consistency of meat and meat product quality. Religious and consumer groups are claiming that there hasn't been enough research done by the FDA on potential health risks to humans or negative effects that cloning has on animals.

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