Cloned Beef Has Already Entered U.S. Food Supply, Even Before FDA Nod

by David Gutierrez
(NaturalNews) The major cattle cloning companies in the United States
have admitted that they have not bothered to try and keep meat from the
offspring of clones out of the U.S. food supply, in spite of a request
by the FDA several years ago.
“This is a fairy tale that this technology is not being used and is not
already in the food chain,” said Donald Coover, who owns a specialty
cattle semen business. “Anyone who tells you otherwise either doesn't
know what they're talking about, or they're not being honest.”
Coover admitted that for several years, he has been openly selling
semen from cloned bulls. He is sure, he added, that others are doing
the same.
The revelation came as the FDA approved cloned beef as safe for human
consumption but the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) asked farmers
to keep it out of the food supply anyway.
The USDA's primary concern is that if cloned beef enters the U.S. food
supply, other countries might refuse to purchase beef from the United
States. Similar problems have emerged in the past with genetically
modified U.S. crops being rejected, particularly in Europe but also in
parts of Africa, Asia and the Americas. Insiders from agencies such as
the USDA and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative noted that a
product that no other country wants to buy might do the United States
more harm than good.
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