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There's Still Time to Be Heard -

Tell the FDA "NO" to Meat and Milk from Cloned Animals!

 

Click on the picture above to send your comments today!

WASHINGTON, April, 2007- The Food and Drug Administration first proposed that it might permit the sale of milk and meat from cloned animals in 2003, resulting in public reaction that has run the gamut from interest to horror. Now the FDA, citing new data, expects to give its final stamp of approval very soon!

This is set to happen despite the fact that more than 60 percent of the U.S. population is uncomfortable with the idea of animal cloning for food and milk.

Stephen F. Sundlof, the FDA's chief of veterinary medicine responsible for the agency's risk assessment, maintains that "food from cloned animals is as safe as the food we eat every day." But the FDA has never published the complete scientific studies it says support that claim.

The Washington-based Center for Food Safety has filed a petition with the FDA asking that cloned animals be classified the same as "transgenic animals" - animals that have been engineered by adding specific genes. Citizens for Health supports the petition, which asserts cloned animals should be regulated the same way as new pharmaceuticals, under a category called "New Animal Drugs".

The deadline for comments on this issue has been extended to May3. Click here to make your voice heard!

Here are the facts you will want to tell the FDA (or you may use the form letter provided through the links in this email):

 

A majority of the American public is against using food from cloned animals. Having cloned cows produce more milk won't reduce milk prices.

Genetic changes seen in some clones may alter the very nutritional nature of meat and milk. Approval for cloned meat and milk raises ethical issues beyond the FDA's expertise.

If food from cloned animals is approved after all, they must be labeled as such so that consumers can make an informed choice.

The FDA must not sacrifice the safety of millions of Americans under pressure from genetic research corporations and special interests. We at Citizens for Health believe the issue of cloned animals for food needs to be approached with the utmost caution, and that a national discussion should be initiated to consider the wisdom of creating cloned and transgenic animals.

The FDA has a responsibility to respect the concerns of of consumers and to protect public health.

HOLD THE FDA ACCOUNTABLE!

Thanks for taking action,

The Citizens for Health Team

 

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