What your "neighbors," do can affect you!

raina · Guest

Ok, so I'm not trying to preach to the world that ingesting animals is wrong.... By my own choice I try to eat meat as little as possible, due to some graffic and violent videos I've seen on how cruel Food Manufacturing Workers, are to the animals that we do eat. To each their own.... right?

However, what really bothers me, is that now the FDA has approved cloning of meats and allowing Biotech Firms, such as Viagen and Trans Ova Genetics of Sioux Center, the 2 major firms in the U.S. involved, to integrate meats and milk from these genetically identical cattle and other livestock, into our grocery stores and restaurants, without having to label them???!!!!! Yes, we know FastFood Restaurants are bad for us, but at least we are informed of their risks, and we have the choice to eat it or not..... when this cloned meat, milk and its byproducts (which includes, cheese, yogurt, icecream... and the many other products derived or which include milk as an ingredient) are being allowed to be intermingled with the real? Astronomically, it really limits what we can knowingly or "safely," purchase or ingest. I mean yes, there is always organic, however realistically, that is not as easily accessible or affordable to the majority of the nation, which pretty much leaves many with no choice.

Even as a very sporadic meat eater, I have a huge problem with this cloned meat infiltration approved by the FDA. I have many friends and family, people whom I care about and love that eat meat almost everyday.... I do not have a problem with anyone choosing to eat meat, but I have a problem that they no longer have a choice in where their meat comes from. And even, if I'm not talking about "meat" itself, milk and the other byproducts are a staple in the diet of many people in this country.

Cloned animals such as "Dolly the Sheep,"died prematurely of severe lung disease and also suffered from arthritis at an unexpectedly early age.... and even few cloned babies that appear to be normal at birth, we will have to wait up to 20 years to make sure they are not going to have problems later, ie) growing old too fast. Even a string of "healthy" clones produced, there is a likelyhood that many clones born in the future may have severe medical problems, as everytime a clone is made, it is like "throwing the dice." And yet, that is what these Biotech Firms and the FDA are claiming is safe for us to put into our system. Though we may not see the possible effects of this in our generation, it breaks my heart to even think about what birth defects, diseases and such, may plague our generations to come.

[b]FDA's Mission Statement[/b]

The FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation. The FDA is also responsible for advancing the public health by helping to speed innovations that make medicines and foods more effective, safer, and more affordable; and helping the public get the accurate, science-based information they need to use medicines and foods to improve their health.

[b]Yea Right....[/b]

Looking out for the People.... or a potential Public Enemy?

As it is near impossible for the FDA to guarantee safety in the near term or the long term, with all the experimenting with viruses being added to the food supply, in 2006 the FDA had made the bureaucratic decision that relative safety is "acceptable," to them. And now with the Biotech influence in adding clones to our meat supply too? Now answer me this.... Just how credible is the FDA?!

PLEASE SUPPORT AND SPREAD THE WORD.... sign my petition!

gopetition.com/petitions/stop-cloned-meat-or-milk.html

All I’m asking is that at least we should be allowed to know if the piece of meat on our plate of a cloned animal or one with a natural life.... just like how most of our foods purchased now come with a mandatory ingredients list.

People who want to let Biotech Firms and the FDA know that we will not stand to be kept ignorant and even if they must carry on this nonsense, to at least give us back our right to choose what we ingest into our bodies.