A campaign to put controls on cloned meat and milk was killed off yesterday by the UK Government and Brussels.
The move signals the start of a free-for-all in ‘Frankenfood’ – despite claims the technology is cruel and unethical.
Shoppers will be left in the dark because products from the offspring of cloned animals will not require special labels. One MEP warned supermarkets could soon be flooded with their milk.
More than 100 clone offspring animals, mostly dairy cows, are being reared on British farms. Meat, milk and cheese from these and similar animals could go on shelves within months.
Caroline Spelman, Tory food and farming secretary, led the moves in Brussels to sabotage attempts to regulate or mark food from clones and their descendants.
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Is this ethical ?
Originally posted by utherpendragonWhy would growing meat to slaughter and eat be ethical but cloning meant to eat be unethical? Are we really worried about the cow's individuality?
A campaign to put controls on cloned meat and milk was killed off yesterday by the UK Government and Brussels.
The move signals the start of a free-for-all in ‘Frankenfood’ – despite claims the technology is cruel and unethical.
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Originally posted by sh76What I don't get is how cloning as a process would be cheaper to administer than more traditional methods of bovine mass insemination.
Why would growing meat to slaughter and eat be ethical but cloning meant to eat be unethical? Are we really worried about the cow's individuality?
Originally posted by sh76You have a good point there. Should the buyers be aware through labels,etc of the the distinction ? Or does it make no difference ?
Why would growing meat to slaughter and eat be ethical but cloning meant to eat be unethical? Are we really worried about the cow's individuality?
Originally posted by utherpendragonNo, it should not require labels, but if there's such a fear of it, then it presents a great opportunity for non-cloned food producers to label their products as such...
You have a good point there. Should the buyers be aware through labels,etc of the the distinction ? Or does it make no difference ?
...if they choose to.
Originally posted by AThousandYoungWhat happens in the long run though. Not that I know anything about genetics, but when the original that's spawned all the clones finally dies, if you clone a clone, is it a bit like CD's where the quality degrades over time the more you copy from a copy from a copy...
Possibly it allows more genetic control of the animal. Once you have a good cow you just clone it over and over...
Originally posted by utherpendragonI don't think it matters, ethically. But if people care about whether or not cloning has been used for their food they have a right to know.
You have a good point there. Should the buyers be aware through labels,etc of the the distinction ? Or does it make no difference ?
