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summary of investigation on cloned animals
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the uk food standards agency last week traced animals born in the uk from eight embryos produced by a cloned cow in the us. four of these embryos were male calves and four were female. all were holstein animals, a breed mainly used for dairy production.since the previous update published on 4 august, the agency has received assurances from the local authorities that visited the farms, the dairy industry and the farmers involved that no milk from the remaining two dairy cows has entered the food chain. this is in addition to similar assurances received in relation to the other dairy cow, dundee paradise. the fourth female calf died at less than a month old. no meat or products from this young animal entered the food chain and its carcass was disposed of in accordance with the law. as part of this investigation, the agency has established that five of the eight animals are known to have had offspring. all of this next generation is too young to be milked or to be used for breeding purposes. however, one animal, a male calf of less than a month old, was slaughtered on 16 june 2010 and meat from this animal entered the food chain. the meat was sold in a butcher’s shop in london and will have been eaten. in summary, as part of this investigation, the agency has established that, in total, meat from three animals has entered the food chain without authorisation under the novel food regulations. the agency can confirm meat from the first animal, dundee paratrooper, slaughtered in 2009, was sold to consumers via four butchers’ premises in scotland and a single butcher’s shop in north east england. meat from the second animal, parable, slaughtered on 5 may 2010 was sent to belgium. the agency has informed its equivalent in belgium of this. while there is no evidence that consuming products from healthy clones, or their offspring, poses a food safety risk, meat and products from clones and their offspring are considered novel foods and would therefore need to be authorised before being placed on the market. -->
Source :ausfoodnews.com.au
Date :
13
August
2010
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the uk food standards agency is reminding people of its advice not to eat a type of seaweed called hijiki because it contains high levels of inorganic arsenic. inorganic arsenic is known to increase people’s risk of getting cancer.this reminder follows a notification from the european commission to the agency about a brand of hijiki seaweed, clearspring, which was found to contain high levels of arsenic.
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meat from the offspring of a cloned cow, raised and slaughtered in the uk has been exported to belgium, the uk’s food standards agency has confirmed. but belgian authorities say there is no food safety issue, so no rapid alert was required. the uk’s fsa said yesterday that meat from one of three offspring of cloned cows (two 2nd generation and one 3rd generation) has been exported to belgium.
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the food standards agency is reminding people of its advice not to eat a type of seaweed called hijiki because it contains high levels of inorganic arsenic. inorganic arsenic is known to increase people’s risk of getting cancer. this reminder follows a notification from the european commission to the agency about a brand of hijiki seaweed, clearspring, which was found to contain high levels of arsenic.
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the uk’s food standards agency (fsa) has confirmed that meat from a cloned animal has entered the nation’s food chain and has been consumed. an agency investigation found that two cloned bulls born in the uk have been slaughtered and meat from one of them entered the food chain in july last year. meat from the second animal did not enter the food chain. the investigation came after reports that products from the offspring of cloned animals had hit the market in the uk, which would have been illegal as these products would be considered ‘novel foods’ and would therefore need authorization to be sold.
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the uk’s food standards agency said yesterday it would investigate reports that milk from the offspring of a cloned cow has gone on sale in the country. an anonymous uk farmer told the international herald tribune he was producing milk from a cow bred from a clone as part of his daily milk output. the farmer requested anonymity for fear of buyers no longer taking his milk, the newspaper said. the eu said two years ago that there was “no clear evidence” of any difference in safety between products from cloned or conventionally-bred animals.
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the uk’s food standards agency (fsa) has said it is investigating claims that milk from a cloned cow has entered the nation’s dairy supply. the announcement comes after an unnamed dairy farmer told the international herald tribune that he was using milk from a cow bred from a clone as part of his daily production. fsa said that this would need to be considered for ‘novel food’ approval before it can be sold in the market.
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the food standards agency has released the latest results of its quarterly tracker survey, which monitors public opinion and awareness of the food standards agency and key food issues. a representative sample of 2,111 adults in the uk was interviewed in the latest wave of the tracker (march 2010), by placing questions on the tns consumer omnibus survey.
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the uk advertising standards authority (asa) has ruled against press adverts promoting the bowel health potential of probiotic and fibre-containing food supplements due to a lack of scientific backing. the asa ruled that the claim that lepicol could, “make it easier to keep your bowels healthy\" was not backed by trials using the specific formulation of the product and therefore told the healthy bowels company the advert must not appear again.
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