FDA to Approve Genetically Engineered Animals; Treat Them as Corporate Intellecual Property

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Let the people do what they want, you get Woodstock. Let the government do what it wants, you get WACO!....Mary.

With the record of FDA in recent times of protecting the public, I HAVE

SERIOUS DOUBTS they can do any better on this than they can on finding

sources of salmonella! Incompentence rules supreme unless you are Big

Pharma then your slaves at FDA kneel for whatever is desired (like this!)

http://www.naturalnews.com/025481.html

(NaturalNews) The FDA has adopted new rules allowing companies to sell

genetically modified animals and their products on the market, and affirming

that the DNA of such animals is private property that can be held under

patent.

To be approved, any genetically modified animal product must be proven to

the FDA's satisfaction to be safe for human use in a process similar to

that

undergone by new drugs. Clinical trials like those needed for drugs will not

be required, however. The FDA must also show that any genetically modified

animal is healthy.

No FDA approval will be required for cloned animals or those intended only

for research or as pets.

The new rules immediately drew harsh criticism from a wide spectrum of

opponents. Experts objected to the FDA's decision to allow the approval

process to remain secret in order to protect the financial interests of

companies that hold patents on genetically modified animals and their DNA.

Environmental and consumer advocates also criticized the rules for ignoring

the potential environmental impacts of genetically modified animals.

"Drugs don't go out and breed with each other. When a drug gets loose,

you

figure you can control it. When a bull gets loose, it would be harder to

corral," said Jaydee Hanson from the Center for Food Safety.

Others criticized the FDA's decision to not require labeling of genetically

modified animal products as long as there is no change in composition in the

final product.

"Consumers have the right to know if the ham, bacon or pork chops they are

buying … have been engineered with mouse genes," said Jean Halloran,

director of food policy initiatives at Consumers Union.

Already, companies are lining up to introduce a wide variety of modified

animals, from salmon that grow twice as fast as normal to pigs with meat

high in omega-3 fatty acids, cows resistant to mad cow disease and animals

that produce pharmaceutical products such as insulin in their milk.

Researchers have also expressed interest in engineering animals that grow

human organs for transplant.

Sources for this story include: www.latimes.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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