Between Christmas 2006 and New Year’s day, the Food and Drug Administration released a long-awaited set of documents on animal cloning for food. Now the Organic Center has released a new report, Is the FDA’s Cloning Proposal Ready for Prime Time? The report provides key facts and insightful analysis to help readers reach their own conclusions. Interested farmers and consumers can click here to view this new report.
Consumers and the public have until April 2, 2007 to send comments to the FDA concerning their Draft Animal Cloning Risk Assessment report. Email comments may be sent to: clones@cvm.fda.gov.
Written comments can be sent to: Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Be sure and reference Docket No. 2003N-0573 in either your written or e-mail comments.
(The Cornucopia Institute has a sample letter to the FDA that you can use in whole or in part to help you prepare comments to the agency.)
The FDA will also accept telephone messages of up to 3 minutes at this number on the draft cloning report: 240-453-6842
