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Animal & Veterinary
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Animal Cloning
In 2001, when it became apparent that animal cloning may become a commercial venture to help improve the quality of herds, FDA requested livestock producers and researchers to keep food from animal clones or their offspring out of the food supply. Since then, FDA has conducted an intensive evaluation that included examining the safety of food from these animals and the risk to animal health.
Based on a final risk assessment, a report written by FDA scientists and issued in January 2008, FDA has concluded that meat and milk from cow, pig, and goat clones and the offspring of any animal clones are as safe as food we eat every day.
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What is FDA Doing?
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News Updates
- FDA Issues Documents on the Safety of Food from Animal Clones
- Myths about Cloning
Responses to the questions provided in this document represent the FDA’s view in light of the conclusions and recommendations outlined in the Animal Cloning Risk Assessment, Risk Management Plan, and Guidance for Industry #179. - A Primer on Cloning and Its Use in Livestock Operations
Responses to the questions provided in this document represent the FDA’s view in light of the conclusions and recommendations outlined in the Animal Cloning Risk Assessment, Risk Management Plan, and Guidance for Industry #179. - January 15, 2008 Transcript of FDA Press Conference on FDA Announcement on Final Cloning Risk Assessment (PDF - 47KB)
- January 16, 2008 Transcript of FDA Press Conference on Cloning Risk Assessment (PDF - 63KB)
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Related Information
- Genetic Engineering
- University of Maryland AgNIC Agricultural Biotechnology Gateway
- Animal Biotechnology: Science Based Concerns
- Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture
United Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization - 21 CFR Part 511--New Animal Drugs for Investigational Use
April 1, 2002 - United States Department of Agriculture
- Notice: Animal Cloning Risk Assessment; Risk Management Plan; Guidance for Industry; Availability
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