Unit3Scienceandnature【美文阅读】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……ECapprovesthesaleofclonedyoungintothefoodchainTheEuropeanCommissionhaspublishedareportapprovingtherightofmemberstatestosellclonedanimals'youngandtheirproductsintothefoodchain
Thecommissionsaidabanwouldnotbeproperintermsofprotectinganimalwelfareandpublichealth
Itaddedthataclonetraceability(可追踪)systemwouldbeneeded,becausefoodfromtheclones'young“cannotbedistinguishedfromfoodfromotheranimals”.ThemovecouldcauseabigchangefromtheUKFoodStandardsAgency(FSA)whichatpresentforbidsthesaleoffoodfromtheclones'youngwithoutalicense—farmerStevenInneswasfoundtohavedonesolastyearandshouldbepunished
UndertheCommission'sproposal,Mr
Inneswouldnotbepunished
IndeedallfarmersintheUKwouldbeabletobuymaterialsfromclonesfromoutsidet