What are People Concerned About Cloned Animals in the Food Supply?
In 2006, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released documents which suggested that cloned animals and cloned animal products would be allowed into the American food supply. The result was a mass outcry by citizens all over the world, who raised serious concerns about the idea of cloned animals in their food. This public comment mirrored the response to genetically modified organisms and other revelations about American farming such as exposures of concentrated animal feeding operations and the routine practice of feeding animals rendered parts of other animals, a situation that could potentially cause bovine spongiform encephalitis, or mad cow disease. The FDA has maintained that cloned animal products are safe for consumption, and has performed numerous studies on clones and their products to support this claim. In fact, products from cloned animals have already been eaten by some Americans, apparently without any ill effects. The FDA analyzed the structure and cont
