Unit3ScienceversusnatureThehealthproblemsaboutclonedanimals,particularlythosewhoappearhealthybuthavehiddenillnessesorproblemsthatappearunexpectedlylaterinlife,havethepotentialtocauserealriskstothesafetyofthefoodproductsfromthoseanimals
IanWilmut,aleadscientistinvolvedinthecreationofDolly,thefirstclonedanimal,haswarnedthatevensmallimbalancesinaclone’shormone,protein,orfatlevelscouldbringitsmilkormeatintodanger
Aspartofitsriskassessmentonanimalcloning,theFoodandDrugAdministration(FDA)concludedthatmilkandmeatfromclonedanimalsandtheiroffspring(后代)wereassafetoeatasproductsfromconventionalanimals
TheFDAfurtherannouncedthatitwouldnotrequirefoodproductsfromclonedanimalsortheiroffspringtobelabeledassuch
ConsumerwatchdoggroupspointedoutthattheFDA’sanalysiswasbasedonlimiteddatasuppliedmainlyfromthecl