FDA Publications on Animal Cloning(January 15, 2008)
BIO Resources
Animal Cloning Fact Sheet (January 2008)
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Frequently Asked Questions about Animal Cloning (January 2008)
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Demystifying Animal Cloning (December 28, 2006)
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Cloned Animals B-Roll and Bites
Watch the video (6 min. Windows Media)
Learn about the Animal Clone Tracking Program at CloneSafety.org
(December 19, 2007)
http://www.clonesafety.org/cloning/scm/
Comments to the European Food Safety Authority (May 29, 2007)
Re: Implications of animal cloning on food safety, animal health and welfare and the environment.
Read the comments (53 KB PDF)
Comments to the FDA (May 3, 2007)
Re: Docket No. 2003N-0573; Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration; Draft Animal Cloning Risk Assessment; Proposed Risk Management Plan; Draft Guidance for Industry; 72 Fed. Reg. 136 (Jan. 3, 2007)
Read the comments (60 KB PDF)
BIO Statement on FDA's Draft Risk Assessment on Animal Cloning (December 28, 2006)
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Webcast on Animal Cloning (December 28, 2006)
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CloneSafety.org
A place to learn the facts about animal cloning.
Visit CloneSafety.org
A Consumer Tool Kit Explaining Livestock Cloning -
Points for Retailers to Provide to Consumers
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Cards for the Meat and Dairy Case
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Call Center Phone Scripts
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Regulatory Environment
BIO Statement: BIO Urges FDA Release of Risk Assessment on Animal Cloning(December 19, 2007)
Letter to the dairy industry urging support for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's release of the final risk assessment on animal cloning.
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BIO Letter to Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns(November 28, 2006)
BIO urges support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for FDA’s release of the final risk assessment on animal cloning.
Read the Letter(73 KB PDF)
Cloning Recommendation before the National Organic Standards Board (March 16, 2007)
Read the comments (71 KB PDF)
Presentations on Animal Cloning
- Livestock Cloning: Commercial Applications, Consumer Benefits (April 11, 2006)
A Panel from the BIO Annual Convention 2006
Slides in PDF:
- Christopher Galen, Sr. VP, Communications, National Milk Producers Federation
- Jan Merks, Director, Institute for Pig Genetics and European Forum of Farm Animal Breeders
- Mark Walton, President, ViaGen, Inc.
- Leah Wilkinson, Director, Food Safety, National Cattlemen's Beef Association
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The Science, Economic Benefits. and Policy of Animal Cloning (June 21, 2005)
BIO Annual Convention 2005
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The Future of Animal Biotechnology in Livestock Production (June 25, 2003)
BIO Annual Convention 2003
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Information from Other Organizations
FASS and over 300 scientists support livestock cloning (May 2, 2007)
Federation of Animal Science Societies advertisement in the Washington Post
See the advertisement
FASS' Web site
FASS press release
FASS Statement on FDA Draft Risk Assessment (January 12, 2007)
Federation of Animal Science Societies statement
IETS encourages and strongly supports freedom to conduct research on animal "cloning" (January 5, 2007)
International Embryo Transfer Society position statement
Meat and Milk Products from Cloned Animals and Their Offspring Are Safe, FDA Draft Risk Assessment Says (December 28, 2006)
American Meat Institute (AMI) statement
FASS Statement on FDA Draft Risk Assessment (December 28, 2006)
Federation of Animal Science Societies (FASS) statement
NMPF Statement on Release of FDA Draft Risk Assessment on Cloned Animal Products (December 28, 2006)
National Milk Producers Federation statement
Position of International Dairy Foods Association (December 22. 2006)
IDFA statement (PDF)
Beef and dairy products from cloned cattle are safe for human consumption (2005)
Proceedings of the National Academies of Science
Food and Drug Administration Risk Assessment Shows Animal Cloning Is Safe (October 31, 2003)
American Meat Institute
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FASS Statement: FDA Reports Food Products From Cloned Animals Safe (October 31, 2003)
Federation of Animal Science Societies
Read the statement
Biotechnology in Animal Agriculture: An Overview (February 2003)
Council for Agricultural and Science Technology
Read the issue paper (PDF)
- Biotech in the Barnyard (September 24-26, 2002)
Conference held by the Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology
- Animal Biotechnology: Science-Based Concerns (2002)
National Academy of Sciences
FDA Makes Right Decision on Cloned Milk and Meat (December 28, 2006)
Competitive Enterprise Institute
Read the press release
Government Resources
FDA Draft Executive Summary of Assessment of Safety of Animal Cloning (October 31, 2003)
Read the draft summary
Links to Additional Resources
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