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survey finds food groups pledging to keep out clones
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while european and us risk assessors play down safety concerns over using food sourced from cloned animals, the fledgling industry appears set for tougher times in convincing manufacturers, according to a new survey. according to anti-gm consumer group the center for food safety, 20 leading us-based food processors including kraft foods and smithfield foods are reported to have pledged not to use products sourced from cloned animals. as debate rages on both sides of the atlantic over the use and labelling of cloned animals in food manufacture, processors on both continents are becoming increasingly concerned about cloning, amidst fears of a potential consumer backlash. however, the uk-based food and drink federation (fdf), which represents a number of food manufacturers in the country, said it did not yet have a policy regarding the used of cloned foodstuffs. sending a message lisa bunin, campaigns coordinator for the center for food safety, claimed that the survey sent a message to biotech firms that there may not be a market for cloned foods in the country. "american consumers don't want to eat food from clones or their offspring, and these companies have realistically anticipated low market acceptance for this new and untested technology,” she stated. bunin said that general mills in particular has highlighted ‘consumer acceptance’ of such products as a major concern over using ingredients from cloned sources in its goods. the centre said that kraft foods echoed these concerns, stating that while risk assessors like the us food and drug administration (fda) and the european food safety authority (efsa) had not linked cloned foods to health concerns, it still had to take consumer opinion into consideration. other companies in support of the pledge include gerber/nestle, campbell soup company, gossner foods, ben & jerry's, amy's kitchen, california pizza kitchen restaurants, hain celestial, cloverland, oberweis, prairie, byrne, plainview, and clover-stornetta dairies. us-based retailers such as pcc natural markets, albertsons, supervalu, and harris teeter, are also said to be in support, claims the center for food safety. risk assessed despite the stance taken by these groups, cloned foods have not as yet been linked to health concerns, though research on the subject is seen as being ‘limited’. back in july, efsa concluded that meat and dairy products from cloned pigs and cattle are probably safe for human consumption, as part of a scientific opinion on animal cloning. the assessment was proposed by the european commission in february 2007, and follows a public consultation on the draft opinion it published earlier this year. the risk assessor said that it looked into existing data on the safety of cloned pigs and cattle; however, it warned that the data available was 'limited'. most of the studies conducted to date have been of small sample size and there is little information on animals remaining alive for considerable periods. professor john collins, chair of efsa's biohaz panel, one of ten scientific panels that make up the regulator's scientific committee, said the premise that healthy meat comes from healthy animals informed the work of the committee. he said that based on the knowledge available there was no evidence to indicate that cloned meat and dairy goods were any different from conventional products. however, collins told foodproductiondaily.com at the time that the panel strongly recommends that the health and welfare of clones should be monitored throughout both their production and natural life span to allow the current opinion to be updated in the light of future developments or new data. the committee, in its assessment, said there are significant welfare issues and health problems for surrogate mothers and clones that can be more frequent and severe than for conventionally bred animals.
Source :Food Safety, HACCP, Food Quality, Food Microbiology, Hygiene
Date :
5
September
2008
Category :
restaurants and Food industrie
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the use of bisphenol a (bpa) in can linings is both safe and vital for food protection, a host of industry bodies and companies have said in rejecting the conclusions of a report calling for a ban on the chemical. the north american metal packaging alliance (nampa), the american chemistry council (acc), as well as food giants such as del monte, campbell and general mills have dismissed a study by the us-based consumer union that claimed potentially hazardous levels of bpa were leaching into foods from the epoxy linings of cans.
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infants aged up to six months have the greatest exposure to bisphenol a (bpa) through polycarbonate bottles although levels are well below safety limits set by regulatory bodies, a new study has found. the researchers from switzerland added that the while the highest dose rate was “far below” the tolerable daily (tdi) intake of 50 µg/kg bw deemed safe, it was of “the same order of magnitude as recently reported concentrations that caused low-dose health effects in rodents”.
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in its final evaluation of the chemical bisphenol a (bpa), the us national toxicology program (ntp) has expressed concerns for potential exposures to foetus, infants and children. the main conclusions of the ntp report include expression of ‘some concern’ over the potential for developmental toxicity for foetuses, infants, and children, based primarily on evidence from animal studies that would suggest that there might be effects on prostate gland and brain development, with also the potential for behavioural effects.
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the north american metal packaging alliance (nampa) has condemned reports that it was involved in a top level meeting to revamp the image of bisphenol a (bpa) by using a pregnant woman to talk about the benefits of the substance. the us industry association was responding to an article in the milwaukee journal sentinel which claimed nampa attended a summit with executives and lobbyists at an exclusive club in washington dc last week to discuss a strategy to present their case for the continued use of the chemical, which has already been banned from baby bottles in canada and parts of the us.
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the uk consumers\' association sought to \"name and shame\" food manufacturers who use misleading labelling this week when it revealed details of food products which are confusing consumers. the \"shamed\" products included mcvitie\'s butter puffs, containing no butter, and princes crab paste, which contains nearly 40 per cent mackerel, 20 per cent cod, and only 11 per cent crab. the association called on manufacturers to make their labels \"honest and clear\", and challenged the food standards authority \"to expose bad practice\".
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Coca.Cola
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PEPSI
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Mcdonald
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Nestle
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Mars
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Baskin & Robins
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Nutrika
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Mumika
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Chika
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