date:May 21, 2012
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the issue, which closes on 3 September. It is designed to enlighten Brussels officials so they can propose fresh legislation on the issue next year (2013).
The reforms would replace current controls based on the EUs 1997 novel food regulation, which insists that food from cloned animals requires authorisation before being sold in the EU - food from cloned animal offspring, which is as safe as conventional food, can however be sold w