European Commission Issues Draft Bans on Animal Cloning, Clone-derived Food
The European Commission on Dec. 18 adopted three draft laws on animal cloning and on novel food "to provide legal certainty in this field." The proposals seek to prohibit the use of the cloning technique in the European Union (EU) for farm animals, importing of animal clones, and marketing of food from animal clones.
A Commission press release said the three proposals intend to address animal welfare and other ethical concerns related to the use of animal cloning. The draft law on novel food revises the existing Novel Food Regulation with a view to improving access to new and innovative food for the EU market, while still maintaining a high level of consumer protection.