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Posted June 6th, 2008 by remcoIt may surprise people if I say that do not find the concept of cloning absolutely horrendous.
But I don't, cloning might offer solutions to some of the worlds greatest problems; disease and hunger.
I still have not been able to form a opinion on the matter, we as a human race have been genetically modifying crops and animals for thousands of years, but not at the speed at which scientists are now capable of changing Mother Nature's creations.
What I do have a serious issue with is the fact that I would like to know IF something is genetically modified.
For the simple reason that I believe I should have the choice as to what I put inside my body.
So what does completely horrify me is the fact that genetically modified meats are now entering the food supply chain and we as a consumer have no way of knowing that we are buying it.
That is truly horrific, at this point in time we do not know what the long term consequences are of all these genetic modifications and personally I would like give it a lot more time before we decide if it is safe for human consumption.
The fact of the matter is: clones have now entered the British food supply chain and there is no way of knowing where these calves have ended up.
We will never know what has happened to the offspring of these calves, this I do find seriously disturbing.
DEFRA has acknowledged that they simply do not know.
The FDA in the US has approved against public opinion and against the wishes of its own congress to allow genetically modified foods on supermarket shelves.
So if you do want to allow this, I believe both FDA and DEFRA have the obligation to ensure that we as a consumer have the choice.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1024578/Eight-cloned-cows-born-B...