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Dolly the sheep, the first cloned animal from 1996, in a display case in a Scottish museum (Photo: Wikipedia)

Milk from cloned cow offspring exposes gap in EU food law

Claims that a British farmer has been selling milk from a cloned animal has exposed a loophole in an EU law dealing with putting new foods on the market.

Following the original article in the International Herald Tribune last week, British newspapers are reporting that a dairy farmer in the UK has been selling milk from a cow bred from a clone. The matter is currently being investigated by the country's Food Standards Agency.

However, even if the report is verified, the farmer in ...

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Dolly the sheep, the first cloned animal from 1996, in a display case in a Scottish museum (Photo: Wikipedia)

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