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November 4 , 2003
DoubleTree Hotel
Rockville, MD

The committee will hear a preview of a draft risk assessment on animal cloning using somatic cell nuclear transfer. The risk assessment addresses both animal health and consumption of food derived from animal clones and their progeny.

The meeting will be held on November 4, 2003, from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the DoubleTree Hotel, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The meeting will be open to the public.

CVM Updates

• Transcript Available for VMAC Meeting on Animal Cloning, December 5, 2003

• VMAC Meeting Dates and Agenda Changed, October 29, 2003

• VMAC Meeting to Discuss Cephalosporins and Animal Biotechnology, October 2, 2003

Federal Register Notices

• OC 2003324. Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee; Amendment of Notice. Pages 62088-62089 [FR Doc. 03-27558] October 31, 2003 | htm | | pdf | Meeting on November 4, 2003

• Federal Register Notice -OC 2003261. Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting. Page 54734 [FR Doc. 03-23781] September 18, 2003 | htm | | pdf | Meeting on November 3, 2003 to November 5, 2003

Discussion on Animal Cloning: A Preview to the Draft Risk Assessment

• Final Agenda

• Questions to VMAC

The cloning risk assessment asked the following questions:

1. Do the risks experienced by animals involved in the cloning process differ qualitatively from those experienced by animals undergoing other assisted reproductive technologies?

2. Are the edible products derived from animal clones and their progeny as safe to eat as the edible products derived from their conventional counterparts?

3. Based on what we have presented, has the risk assessment adequately identified the hazards and characterized the risks relating to animal health?

4. Based on what we have presented, has the risk assessment adequately identified the hazards and characterized the risks relating to food consumption?

• Background Materials

  • Animal Cloning: A Risk Assessment DRAFT Executive Summary | pdf | |doc |

  • Animal Biotechnology: Science-Based Concerns, Executive Summary only (NAS/NRC Report)

  • CVM Update - Update on Livestock Cloning, July 13, 2001

  • Cloning: Revolution or Evolution in Animal Production? – FDA Consumer Magazine, May/June 2003

  • Presentations

  • Fall 2003 VMAC Meeting Synopsis

  • Fall 2003 VMAC Meeting Transcript - November 4, 2003 | htm | | doc |

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