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New EU regulation on authorising food from cloned animals sparks heated debate

23-Jun-2009 - New EU regulation on authorising food from cloned animals sparks heated debate ... EU chiefs have been criticised for approving a draft regulation on food from cloned animals ... EU chiefs have been criticised for approving a draft regulation on food from cloned animals ... The censure came after Agriculture ministers agreed the draft rule to include food from cloned ”. Draft proposal includes cloned off-spring Under the draft legislation, the authorisation procedure ... European Council, cloned, EFSA, European Commission, European Food Safety Authority

MRSA infected foods safe to eat, says EFSA

18-Jun-2009 - producing and companion animals. The report found that in food producing species a new MRSA clone

Consumers unsure of benefits of new food technologies - study

27-Mar-2009 - GM food and animal cloning are the emerging food technologies that give rise to most concerns due ... GM food and animal cloning are the emerging food technologies that give rise to most concerns due ... irradiation, cloning, nanotechnology

Spotlight again on cloned animals

12-Mar-2009 - Spotlight again on cloned animals ... A review of cloning is underway at the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) following a request ... A review of cloning is underway at EFSA following a request from the European Commission ... , and the agency said that it aims to build on its July 2008 recommendations regarding clones. The Commission has asked EFSA to further investigate the causes of disease and mortality in clones during ... clones, mortality, safety

Japanese experts say food from clones safe

20-Jan-2009 - Japanese experts say food from clones safe ... An advisory committee for Japan's food safety regulator has said that food made from cloned ... An advisory committee for Japan's food safety regulator has said that food made from cloned ... ’s ministry of health. “Foods derived from cloned cows and swine, and from the offspring of clones following its assessment of the report on whether it should lift the ban on the use of cloned animals ... cloned animals, FSA, meat, dairy

Labelling of GE animals sought

16-Jan-2009 - and values,” he added. New traits Genetically engineered (GE) animals are not clones, which the FDA has already determined as being safe to eat. While clones are exact copies of an animal, it is the DNA

FDA gears up for food safety rule revision

13-Nov-2008 - of purchase. Cloned food Nearly three quarters of the consumers polled believe that cloning of food animals should be prohibited while 60 per cent are concerned about meat or milk products from cloned

Survey finds food groups pledging to keep out clones

05-Sep-2008 - Survey finds food groups pledging to keep out clones ... cloned animals, the fledgling industry appears set for tougher times in convincing manufacturers ... cloned animals, the fledgling industry appears set for tougher times in convincing manufacturers ... sourced from cloned animals. As debate rages on both sides of the Atlantic over the use and labelling of cloned animals in food manufacture, processors on both continents are becoming increasingly concerned ... cloned food, FDA, Campbell Soup Company

EFSA reaffirms safety view of cloned meat and dairy products

24-Jul-2008 - EFSA reaffirms safety view of cloned meat and dairy products ... Meat and dairy products from cloned pigs and cattle are probably safe for human consumption , the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) concluded in its scientific opinion on animal cloning released today. ... Meat and dairy products from cloned pigs and cattle are probably safe for human consumption, EFSA concluded in an opinion on animal cloning released today. ... that it looked into existing data on the safety of cloned pigs and cattle; however, it warned that the data . He said that based on the knowledge available there was no evidence to indicate that cloned meat ... EFSA, cloning, welfare

UK public voices concern over cloned food

05-Jun-2008 - UK public voices concern over cloned food ... Consumers in the UK believe risk analysis on animal cloning and products from cloned animals ... Consumers in the UK believe risk analysis on animal cloning and products from cloned animals ... and dairy products from cloned animals are probably safe for human consumption. "Based on current knowledge, there is no expectation that clones or their progeny would introduce any new food safety risks ... cloned food, FSA, EFSA

News in brief

Chr Hansen signs service deal with ProteoNic

15-May-2009 - RBA) instead of DNA transcription methods. Chr Hansen is licensing its construct design and cloning methods

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EU Novel Foods amendment proposal accepted

30-Apr-2009 - could cut processing times from three years or more to around one year. Animal cloning had been left the Commission put forward a new proposal on “cloned animals and their offspring”. The March 25 EP Plenary

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SAP upgrade for UK baker slashes response times for customers

22-Apr-2009 - App's data management tools, SnapMirror, Snapshot and FlexClone that proved invaluable during the upgrade , with "no production system downtime". "NetApp FlexClone technology allows instant replication

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Palm oil prices soar as Malaysian stocks fall short of demand

14-Apr-2009 - replanting of unproductive oil palm trees with superior clones among smallholders”. Oil switch out

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Could clones be hiding out in ice-cream?

06-Apr-2009 - Could clones be hiding out in ice-cream? ... Ben & Jerry’s campaign to ensure produce from clones is detectable in the food chain shows ... Ben & Jerry’s campaign to ensure produce from clones is detectable in the food chain shows ... milk from perfect [cloned] cows’ was an April Fools’ prank – but a prank with a serious message . It was intended to raise awareness that produce from the progeny of cloned animals may be in the food chain ... cloned food, Ben & Jerry's

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Survey shows consumer concern about preparation, not supply

06-Apr-2009 - ), and meat/milk from cloned animals rounding out the top ten at 42 percent. Balzer said that the food

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Ben & Jerry's stunt highlights concern over clones in food chain

01-Apr-2009 - Ben & Jerry's stunt highlights concern over clones in food chain ... cloned milk as a publicity stunt, as campaigners believe that the offspring of cloned animals have ... cloned milk as a publicity stunt, as campaigners believe that the offspring of cloned animals have ... In January 2008 the FDA issued its scientific conclusion that meat and milk from cloned cows to enter the food chain. As some sellers of bull semen have been offering semen from cloned dairy cows ... cloned animals, dairy, Ben & Jerry's

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UK report: Functional foods scepticism remains high

30-Mar-2009 - into nanotechnologies, synthetic biology, GM food and crops, cloning, irradiation and novel food processes.

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Turning the key on new food technologies

23-Feb-2009 - their appearance. Those methods that strike particularly sensitive chords in consumers – such as cloning – will now ... food technologies, cloning, rBST, irradiation

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Confidence in safe food supply slipping

18-Nov-2008 - feed without contamination, or that people know which meat and dairy products come from cloned

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