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Wednesday, 30 March 2011

Cloned meat betrayal: Unlabelled dairy and beef products to go on sale here after OUR minister sabotages Europe's call for a ban

A campaign to put controls on cloned meat and milk was killed off yesterday by the UK Government and Brussels. The move signals the start of a free-for-all in 'Frankenfood' - despite claims the technology is cruel and unethical. Shoppers will be left in the dark because products from the offspring of cloned animals will not require special labels. One MEP warned supermarkets could soon be flooded with their milk. In the dark: The decision by the government and Brussels means that consumers will no longer know if the meat they buy comes from cloned animals Commission officials joined her in arguing that such controls could provoke a trade war with Washington. Most MEPs, on the other hand, called for a complete ban or, failing that, clear labelling. However, in marathon talks which ended yesterday, the labelling compromise was rejected by the Commission, the UK Government and Tory MEPs....Read More