Comments on: Genetically Modified Fries With Your Cloned Burger

By: Matty

Matty — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:57:33 +0000

Not only should the labels be thorough, clear and visible, there should also be strictly agreed upon standards with the vernacular used, so as to avoid that horrible leap from awareness into marketing lingo. As in, when “organic” begins to stand for so little, and really just becomes another buzz word.

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By: Diana

Diana — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:44:19 +0000

I am using my hard earned money to pay for my food and I have a right to know. I am against cloneing meat it’s horrible. If they are going to do it I definetly want it labeled.

By: chaosgone

chaosgone — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:19:43 +0000

Cloned meat sounds gross to me. If they are going to sell it, they better label it.

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By: Nigel

Nigel — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:18:59 +0000

Oh, and here is an older post about cloning farm animals: http://www.undoge.org/?p=3

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By: Will

Will — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:55:04 +0000

Great comment Nigel, thanks! Sometimes I think I am too easy on giving the benefit of the doubt. Nice to have someone say it like it is!

By: Nigel

Nigel — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:18:25 +0000

I have a few things to say about cloning, but I must first respond to Mr. “Cheap Digital SLRs”. It is an informal fallacy to state that because animals are not like they were thousands of years ago, genetic engineering is okay. Genetic engineering is in no way like conventional breeding. Genes are taken from organisms (usually bacteria and viruses) that are in completely different kingdoms. There is no way that one could create a pig with a nose that glows through natural breeding, nor could one produce corn that produces a contraceptive. Furthermore, this post is not about genetically engineered food… SPAM!

Anyhow, with respect to cloned animals, there is very solid evidence that cloned meat bi-products are already in the food supply. Just as with test animals for xenotransplantation and genetic engineering, biproducts from pigs and cows cloned merely for testing are used in feed, and sometimes even in human food such as lard (mmm, cloned oreos).

When it comes right down to it, we know that the FDA and CFIA are not out to protect us, they are out to support industry. They make it very clear they do not stand behind the regulatory decisions they make, they merely state that they are “not aware of any evidence of harm” from a given application of agricultural biotechnology. I don’t even think this is a question of labeling, I think it is a question of using a precautionary principle to ensure the health and fertility of our generation.

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By: Cheap Digital SLRs

Cheap Digital SLRs — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:19:30 +0000

Personally, I think that the FDA is right about people panicking for no reason about genetically modified food. Farmers have been practicing genetic engineering for ages by means of breeding. Genetic engineering is simple a way to speed up the process. Today’s domesticated animals do not resemble their wild counterparts from many millennia ago, so they’re aren’t any more “natural” than genetically engineered animals. Just my two cents.

By: Jennifer Robin

Jennifer Robin — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:09:29 +0000

Dugg it. I’m with JD on the labeling and information. I’m sick and tired of the FDA making blanket decisions that affect my family’s health and well being. If I’m going to make a decision to eat something that’s potentially bad for me, it should be my choice, not theirs.

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By: JD

JD — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:53:07 +0000

I think it should be labeled, but I also think feedlot beef, dairy beef, and pastured beef should also be labeled. When it comes with the stuff you stick in your mouth there is no such thing as too much information.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:43:37 +0000

I agree with you on this! I’m not against cloned beef from the information I have on the issue, but I think we have the right to know.
I wish I could write as eloquently as you. I would post this one on my own blogs!

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