The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) is encouraging consumers to send their comments on the regulation of cloned animals to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA is currently accepting comments on their controversial, proposed regulations that would allow milk, eggs and meat from cloned animals on the market, without labeling or safety testing.

In December of 2006, Stephen F. Sundlof, director of the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine stated that, "Meat and milk from cattle, swine and goat clones is as safe to eat as the food we eat every day."

Many food safety advocates strongly disagree with the FDA's proposal. The Center for Food Safety (CFS) is a non-profit public interest and environmental advocacy organization. CFS has released a report "...calling on FDA to issue a mandatory ban on the use of clones in food production until long-term studies demonstrate the safety of these foods and the vitally important ethical and animal welfare issues in cloning are resolved."

You can view the CFS press release here: New CFS Report Says FDA Plan to Approve Sale of Food from Animal Clones Is Based On Wishful Thinking, Not Science

You can view the full CFS report here: Not Ready For Prime Time: FDA's Flawed Approach To Assessing The Safety Of Food From Animal Clones

OCA is a grassroots, non-profit, public interest organization campaigning for health, justice, and sustainability. The OCA deals with crucial issues of food safety, industrial agriculture, genetic engineering, children's health, corporate accountability, Fair Trade, environmental sustainability and other key topics for the estimated 50 million organic and socially responsible consumers in the U.S.

To visit the OCA web site & submit a comment to the FDA click here: Organic Consumers Association