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| Date Archive : 1/14/2008 |
| Date Enter; : 1/14/2008 |
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Hour Enter : 11:28:57 PM |
| Resource : AFP |
| Summery : The European Commission vowed on Monday to consult with consumers about meat and milk from cloned animals, eager to avert a crisis over so-called Frankenfoods.
Reigniting fears about hi-tech foods, the European Food Safety Authority said Friday that meat and milk from healthy cattle and pig clones was probably safe for human consumption. |
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However, Commission spokeswoman Nina Papadoulaki played down the conclusion as a "preliminary report" and said "we will ask Europeans what they think about cloning before giving our opinion in May 2008."
Papadoulaki said the European Union's executive arm would wait for the final report from EFSA as well as a Eurobarometer survey of public opinion and then "we will think about any potential measures to take.
"You can't criticize the European Commission by saying that we don't care what Europeans think," she added.
Read more at: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080114/hl_afp/eufoodfarmbiotechcloning_080114174913;_ylt=An1AXOhF7fZXsv45ynXCWB6JOrgF
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