Clone foods increase caution on the "revolution" on the table

Summary: The European Food Safety Authority has stated that it is safe to eat cloned foods. As early as 2003, Japanese scientists took the lead in proposing that the consumption of meat and dairy products of cloned animals was not harmful to humans. Many people around the world are still full of doubts about the meat and dairy products of the cloned livestock. This worry is not unfounded.
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The EU Food Safety Authority stated that it is safe to eat cloned foods. The EU Food Safety Authority will hold consultations with EU member states and make final comments in May this year. Coincidentally, there were also reports earlier that the US Food and Drug Administration plans to announce recently that it allows the sale of cloned animals' meat and dairy products in the US domestic market. If Europe and the United States give green light to the public sale of cloned food, it is expected that the cloned food will be put on the tables of thousands of households in the next few years. It is the first time in the history of human beings to clone food on the dining table. Perhaps, following genetic transformation, cloning technology will bring a "revolution" on the table.

As early as 2003, Japanese scientists took the lead in proposing that the consumption of meat and dairy products of cloned animals was not harmful to humans. In March last year, the EU Food Safety Authority issued a corresponding assessment and announced that “in terms of food safety, there is unlikely to be any difference between the food provided by cloned animals and those from conventionally raised animals”. “Cloning animals does not cause any difference. environmental impact". On December 28 last year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released the official risk assessment draft for cloned foods, saying that the meat and dairy products of cloned animals are the same as the meat and milk products of ordinary animals and can be eaten without any specialization. Callouts. The agency’s experts believe that when cloned livestock grow to 6 to 18 months of age, they are no different from livestock farmed in traditional ways.

However, there are still many people around the world who are full of doubts about the meat and dairy products of the cloned livestock. This worry is not unfounded. Since the German embryoologist Hans Speiman first proposed the idea of ​​cloning animals in 1938, people's suspicion and controversy on cloning technology has been continuous. Although human exploration in this area has been 70 years old, cloning technology has not yet matured.

The study found that, as the definition of the document will be reduced after repeated copying of the document, the use of somatic cell cloning technology to transmit the animal from generation to generation will cause large or small damage to animal genes, and the loss of genetic information will lead to the emergence of congenital diseases in cloned animals. Residual." Compared with naturally-breeding animals, cloned animals are prone to overweight and other abnormalities, with a relatively high prevalence and mortality, and a shorter lifespan. It can be seen from this that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's "non-discrimination theory" between cloned animals and ordinary animals does not seem to stand up to scrutiny.

In fact, European countries and European countries are ready to open green lights on the sale of cloned meat. There may be hidden benefits behind. Since the beginning of last year, due to various factors, prices in various parts of the world have continued to rise. Different levels of inflation have occurred earlier this year, and food prices, including meat and dairy products, have risen, which has caused widespread concern.

Some companies in Europe and the United States who are keen on cloning organisms see potential business opportunities. Due to the high cost of cloned animals, cloned meat and dairy products are unlikely to enter the market in large quantities in the short term. However, the greater the number of clones, the more popular such production will be, and the lower the cost of cloned foods will be. Does the European Union and the United States intend to approve the sale of meat and dairy products of cloned livestock in the domestic market, is it paving the way for export to other countries? It is currently unknown. It is foreseeable that, in addition to triggering yet another wave of disputes, this move may also have a demonstration effect at the international level. Countries such as Australia, Japan and New Zealand that have successfully cloned animals are closely watching the actions of Europe and the United States.

Perhaps, with the advancement of science and technology, cloned foods will, like GM foods, sooner or later enter the field of food circulation. Therefore, all countries in the world should now consider how to cope together. For example, relevant laws and regulations and technical standards are issued, and cloning techniques are continuously improved. The inspection and quarantine techniques for cloned foods are researched and developed to prevent the entry and exit of problematic cloned foods. In particular, it is necessary to prevent the evolution of cloned foods into harmful waste or even gene bombs. To ensure the consumer's right to know and the safety of cloned foods.

The safety of cloning foods is not only related to human health and life safety, but also related to sustainable human reproduction. Therefore, particular attention should be paid to the “revolution” on this wave of tables. Author: Zhang Guangzheng

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