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The Food and Drug Administration is expected to issue a
final rule approving the sale of meat and milk to the public
from cloned livestock as early as next week, The Wall Street
Journal reported.
FDA in late 2006 declared meat and milk products from cloned
livestock safe for public consumption, but had asked producers
to abstain from selling products from the cloned animals
until a final ruling was issued. (See FDA: Cloned animal
products are edible on Meatingplace.com, Dec. 29, 2007.)
That conclusion prompted a firestorm of negative reactions
from consumer groups. Some retailers, including Whole Foods
and Wild Oats, also said they would refrain from selling
the products if and when they became available, despite
support from the scientific community of FDA's stance. (See
"http://www.meatingplace.com/MembersOnly/webNews/details.aspx?item=17929">
Scientists support FDA's OK of food from clones on Meatingplace.com,
May 3, 2007.)
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