
We've had a few issues with certain foods that have been imported into the US. Matter of fact, we've even had some issues with foods that were not imported but produced on our own soil. Poisonous food contaminants and bacterial infestations made its way to our grocery stores and onto our plates. As a result, many consumers wanted to know more about where exactly their food came from. March 16, 2009 a new law requiring all food labels to include the country of origin went into place. (COOL) labeling is its name. It stands for Country of Origin Label.
The new food safety law requires food labels to include point of origin for fresh meats, some fruits, vegetables, and various other foods. This is all "good and dandy" as my mother would say. Yet, I have another suggestion for the US Food & Drug
How about a label for cloned foods?
"The FDA sided with the scientists who have researched the issue, saying that meat and milk from cloned animals are "as safe to eat as food from conventionally bred animals. But, shouldn't be a personal choice whether or not you decided to eat a burger from cloned beef? As part of its ruling, the FDA decided not to require labels. What many Americans don't realize is that cloned meats have already made its way to our markets. (You don't know, because they aren't labeled as such) But several states are taking the opposite tack. At least 13 bills have been introduced in state legislatures across the country -- including California, Tennessee, New Jersey, and Kentucky -- that call for words or symbols alerting shoppers to the presence of cloned foods."
This is enough to make me want to become a vegetarian. The FDA states that cloned foods are safe too eat...but, shouldn't this be a choice. Would you (knowingly) eat food that was cloned?
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