Europe voices ethical doubts over 'Frankenfood'

0 Comments | AFP, January, 2008

BRUSSELS (AFP) — A European report voicing ethical misgivings over cloned animal products on Thursday fuelled a growing debate in the EU on "frankenfood", despite approvals granted this week by US food authorities.

"Considering the current level of suffering and health problems of surrogate dams (mothers) and animal clones, the EGE has doubts as to whether cloning animals for food supply is ethically justified," the European Group on Ethics in science and new technologies (EGE) said in an opinion delivered to the European Commission.

The EU-endorsed group added that it "does not see convincing arguments to justify the production of food from clones and their offspring", in its opinion made public Thursday after being delivered to EU authorities late Wednesday....