Europe says no to cloned animals
Friday, 09 July 2010 10:06
The European Parliament has voted in favour of a ban on cloning animals for food.
It also puts immense pressure on the European Commission to come forward with clear legislation to enforce such a ban and ensure that no products from cloned animals or their offspring are put on the European market.
The European Parliament has maintained its objection to animal cloning since it first passed a resolution on the subject in 2008.
The routine use of cloning could greatly reduce genetic diversity within livestock populations, increasing the chances of whole herds being wiped out by disease to which they would all be equally susceptible.
The development of animal cloning as a method of food production is being pursued without public awareness and in spite of well-documented public concerns relating to the use of biotechnology in food production (e.g. GM foods).
We welcome the outcome of this vote
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