
"Cloned meat will soon enter Canadian grocery stores without safety reviews or labeling. The move has sparked outrage in the US, where similar products have quietly been on store shelves for years, also without disclosure. Health Canada recently scrapped its 22-year-old policy that classified cloned meat as 'novel foods,' eliminating pre-market safety assessments and allowing these products to be sold with no labels."
"Americans have taken to social media in shock and disbelief, saying: 'This is outrageous and has to be stopped immediately! If people want to eat it, fine! 'Everything needs to be marked with exactly what it is and the place of origin.' Others claimed they have purchased fake meat in stores, proclaiming: 'The FDA has failed the American citizens.' Many Americans oppose cloned meat due to concerns about animal welfare, food safety, and ethical or religious objections."
Health Canada eliminated a 22-year-old policy that classified cloned meat as 'novel foods,' removing pre-market safety assessments and permitting sale without labeling. The FDA approved meat and milk from cloned cattle, swine and goats and their offspring in January 2008, and such products have been in U.S. stores without disclosure. Many Americans express shock and demand labeling, citing animal welfare, food safety, ethical and religious objections. Opponents cite high rates of suffering in cloned animals, health problems, miscarriages and risks of antibiotics or hormones entering the food supply. Europe bans cloning of farm animals and sale of derived products. Canada plans to implement the change next year.
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