Panel doubts animal cloning ethics

A European Union panel reported on the 17 January 2008 that it had 'doubts' about the ethics of using cloning to improve farm livestock, because cloned animals and their surrogate mothers suffered more health problems than conventional animals.
The European Group on Ethics of Science and New Technologies (EGE) 'does not see convincing arguments to justify the production of food from clones and their offspring', it concluded after an investigation.

European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies: Press Release, 16.1.08: European Group on Ethics adopts its opinion nr. 23 on ethical aspects of http://ec.europa.eu/european_group_ethics/activities/docs/press_release_opinion23_en.pdf

European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies: Opinion No.23: Ethical aspects of animal cloning for food supply http://ec.europa.eu/european_group_ethics/activities/docs/opinion23_en.pdf

European Food Safety Authority: Press Release, 17.1.08: EFSA statement on the publication of the opinion of the European Group on Ethics and New Technologies on ethical aspects of animal cloning for the food supply http://www.efsa.europa.eu/EFSA/efsa_locale-1178620753812_1178680040978.htm

US Food and Drug Administration: FDA News, 15.1.08: FDA Issues Documents on the Safety of Food from Animal Clones http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01776.html

US Food and Drug Administration: CVM and Animal Cloning http://www.fda.gov/cvm/cloning.htm

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