Animal cloning and the food chain

Third clone-linked cow entered food chain

Meat from a third animal descended from a cloned cow has been sold for human consumption, the Food Standards Agency confirmed.

MEP slams cloning confusion despite FSA clarity claims

A Scottish MEP has reacted angrily to assertions from food safety officials who insisted the law governing cloned livestock was clear despite confusion over the extent of European rules.

Farmers warned over clone-derived milk

Dairy companies are warning farmers that milk from the offspring of cloned cows must not be sold for human consumption.

Watchdog leaves farmers crying over cloned milk

A pioneering dairy farmer says his herd faces an uncertain future after being engulfed in a storm over meat and milk from the offspring of cloned livestock.

Cloning investigation finds second bull in food chain

The Food Standards Agency has confirmed a second bull born from an embryo harvested from a cloned cow has entered the food chain.

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"The European Commission has proposed a five-year ban on animal cloning in food production, but given a green light to imports to the EU of food from cloned...
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How the story was reported in the national press:

The Mirror: Cloned cow's meat sold and eaten in the UK
Daily Mail: Clone beef's been on sale: After clone milk, now food watchdogs launch an investigation into illegal meat sold in British shops
The Telegraph: Clones: Is it safe to eat dairy or beef from a cloned cow?
The Guardian: Cloned meat: Family farm stunned by food safety row
The Sun: Genetic expert: I would drink cloned cow's milk

Hear deputy news editor Caroline Stocks discuss the story on BBC Radio 4's Farming Today.