Is that a Worm in Your School Lunch? Oh, No, It’s Just a Porkchop.
Goats with spider genes. Pigs with worm genes. Genetically-engineered animals cross the lines of phyla and even kingdom with plants containing animal genes and vice versa. It’s no longer a question of can we do that. It’s crossed over the line of should we do that. And if we do, should we sell it for food? Without a label?
If it had a label, would you eat it?
The answer for most of is no, which is why there likely won’t be one, according to the new FDA plan, unless the game of gene mix-n-match alters the nutritional content of the food. The FDA has a similar no label approach for cloned meats that are designated for human consumption.
September 30 2008 03:22 am | Environment and External Blogs and Green
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