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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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a scientist who chairs the uk\'s independent committee on toxicity (cot) says the european commission’s (ec’s) move to ban the import of baby bottles using bisphenol a (bpa) is not based on scientific evidence, and has rejected calls to ban its use in food packaging. heinz is committed to a bpa alternative in can linings, despite insisting that minute levels are safe writing in the food standards agency’s (fsa\'s) online magazine, bite, professor david coggon said: “the ban on bpa in baby-feed bottles is not based on scientific evidence of harm, or even on a strong suspicion that it could be harmful.
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a review of cloning is underway at the european food safety authority (efsa) following a request from the european commission for further advice on the implications of the technology for food safety, animal health and welfare and the environment. efsa has initiated a public consultation period to collate data to support the review, and the agency said that it aims to build on its july 2008 recommendations regarding clones.
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an advisory committee for japan's food safety regulator has said that food made from cloned animals is safe to eat. in april last year, the food safety commission was asked to deliberate on the matter by japan’s ministry of health. “foods derived from cloned cows and swine, and from the offspring of clones, are as safe as food from conventionally bred animals,” said the working group in its report published today.
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nine months after the european food safety authority (efsa) handed in a positive safety assessment for conjugated linoleic acid (cla), the weight management ingredient will be assessed by the european commission as it continues its protracted journey to attain eu novel foods status. body shaping and toning is the predominate cla claim, although to date, efsa\'s health claims panel has not accepted cla claim-backing science february 21 will see the ec’s standing committee on the food chain and animal health (scofcah) entertain member state views on draft opinions for the use of proprietary versions of cla owned by market leaders lipid nutrition and basf-owned cognis in foodstuffs across the eu.
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revenues were $5.7 million for the second quarter of 2010, compared to $3.0 million for the second quarter of 2009, an increase of 91%. revenues were $13.4 million for the six months ended june 30, 2010, compared to $6.5 million for the six months ended june 30, 2009, an increase of 107%. as of june 30, 2010, the company had cash, cash equivalents, and short term investments of approximately $55.4 million.
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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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e. coli in ground beef, melamine in infant formula, and salmonella in peanut butter - what is next? isn’t it about time the slices of the us food safety pie were taken back from the multiple federal agencies involved and surveillance placed under one roof? confidence in a system where 15 different agencies administer as many as 30 laws is ebbing with us politicians and food companies, following the recent salmonella scare linked to eight deaths, demanding an overhaul of how the sector is regulated.
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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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