Unit3ScienceandnatureTheECapprovesthesaleofclonedyoungintothefoodchain克隆动物早已不再“犹抱琵琶半遮面”
为了保护克隆的福利,欧盟委员会这次走得更远……TheEuropeanCommissionhaspublishedareportapprovingtherightofmemberstatestosellclonedanimals'youngandtheirproductsintothefoodchain
Thecommissionsaidabanwouldnotbeproperintermsofprotectinganimals'welfareandpublichealth
Itaddedthataclonetraceablesystemwouldbeneeded,becausefoodfromtheclones'young“cannotbedistinguishedfromfoodfromotheranimals”.ThemovecouldcauseabigchangefortheFoodStandardsAgency(FSA)whichatpresentforbidsthesaleoffoodfromtheclones'youngwithoutalicense
StevenInnes,afarmer,wasfoundtohavedonesolastyearandwaspunished
Withthecommission'sproposal,Mr
Inneswouldn'thavebeenpunished
IndeedallfarmersintheUKwouldbeabletobuymaterialsfromclonesandsellthei