Milk from offspring of cloned cow ‘sold in Britain’
2nd August 2010
The Food Standards Agency is investigating the claim made by an anonymous British dairy farmer.
The FSA said it believed that the practice of selling milk from cloned cows and their offspring was illegal.
Uh … why? A ‘cloned cow’ is by definition no different than the cow it was cloned from. If it was legal to sell that cow’s milk, what rational basis is there for thinking that it’s not legal to sell the cloned cow’s milk? Or is this just one of those government ‘strain at gnats and swallow camels’ moments?
The farmer said that as part of his daily production he was using milk from a cow bred from a clone. The milk was not being labelled or identified as being different from produce derived from a cow born naturally.
Perhaps that’s because IT ISN’T?
Earlier this month the European Parliament voted to ban the sale of meat and dairy products from clones and their offspring. However, it has yet to pass into law.
- Thank God daily that you don’t live in Europe.
- Without eternal vigilance, it could happen here. Probably in California.
August 2nd, 2010 at 11:47
If we prove Rosie O’Donnel is a clone of Jabba the Hut, can we get her banned?
August 2nd, 2010 at 18:01
Only if she tries to sell her milk. (Ooh, that conjures up a very disgusting visual … forget I even mentioned it.)