Animal & Veterinary
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.
News Updates
- January 15, 2008
FDA Issues Documents on the Safety of Food from Animal Clones -
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) - December 28, 2006
FDA Issues Draft Documents on the Safety of Animal Clones - August 21, 2002
FDA Receives NAS/NRC Report On Animal Biotechnology - June 13, 2002
CVM To Co-sponsor Public Symposium On Livestock Cloning - July 13, 2001
Update on Livestock Cloning
Consumer Health Information
Animal Cloning and Food Safety Myths about Cloning
Responses to the questions provided in this document represent 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 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.
FDA Veterinarian Newsletter
Related Information
Past Meeting Materials for the Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee
See information from the Fall 2003 meetingGenetic 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 Organization21 CFR Part 511--New Animal Drugs for Investigational Use
April 1, 2002United States Department of Agriculture Notice: Animal Cloning Risk Assessment; Risk Management Plan; Guidance for Industry; Availability