At News 4 we have been reporting on the FDA's ruling that beef, milk and pork from cloned animals are safe to eat. What happens next is a bit murky...
None of the San Antonio grocery stores we checked with have any plans to sell cloned products, and even the major food companies say they won't be selling the cloned variety.
But now that the FDA has given its blessing, it is only a matter of time until this stuff starts making its way into the food supply.
What people like me find so troubling is the fact producers would not be required to clearly label it cloned, so I can choose whether I want to buy it or not.
I don't care what studies you claim to have done, if you want to hide the origin of something while selling it to me, that is a huge red flag. What are they afraid of?
And I agree with consumer groups, this government approval came awfully fast... how could they know the long term effects of eating cloned foods?
I'm sure feeding cattle meal containing bits of dead sheep sounded like a perfectly safe idea at one time, and what did that lead to? Mad cow scares that still haunt the industry.
I've already made the expensive switch to organic milk... I guess I will start paying $10 plus for organic beef. At least I will know what I'm buying.
What do you think, fellow carnivores?