Federation of Animal Science Societies (FASS) - Scientific Advisory Committee on Biotechnology

Committee Members

Dr. Kirk Klasing, (Chair)
Professor
University of California
Dept of Animal Science
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: (530) 752-1901
Fax: (530) 752-0175
Email: kcklasing@ucdavis.edu

Dr. Derek McLean
Washington State University
ASLB 210 Dept Animal Sciences
Box 646353
Pullman, WA 99164-6353
Phone: (509) 335-8759
Fax: (509) 355-4246
Email: dmclean@wsu.edu

Dr. Michael Spurlock
Iowa State University
1109 HNSB
Ames, IA 50011
Phone: (515) 294-5038
Fax: (515) 294-6193
Email: mspurloc@iastate.edu

Dr. Fuller Bazer
Texas A&M University
Dept of Animal Science
442 Kleberg Center
College Station, TX 77843-2471
Phone: (979) 862-2659
Fax: (979) 862-2662
Email: fbazer@cvm.tamu.edu

Dr. Mark Cook
University of Wisconsin
Dept of Animal Science
1675 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: (608) 262-7747
Fax: (608) 262-5157
Email: mcook@wisc.edu

Dr. Dorian John Garrick
Lush Chair in Animal Breeding & Genetics
Iowa State University
Dept of Animal Science
225D Kildee Hall
Ames, IA 50011
Phone: (515) 294-2080
Fax: (515) 294-9150
Email: dorian@iastate.edu

Dr. Gary Hartnell
Ph.D., PAS, Dipl. ACAN
Monsanto Company
Ag Regulatory Animal Feed and Nutrition
800 North Lindbergh Blvd - O3F
St. Louis, MO 63167
Phone: (314) 694-8521
Fax: (314) 694-8575
Email: gary.f.hartnell
@monsanto.com

Documents prepared by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Biotechnology

01.03.2007
Statement on FDA Draft Risk Assessment on Cloning

On December 28, 2006, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) releases a draft risk assessment (RA), “A Risk-Based Approach to Evaluate Animal Clones and Their Progeny”. The draft RA presents the agency’s position on whether cloning affects food safety or animal health. The RA concludes that “....the available data has not identified any food consumption risks or subtle hazards in healthy clones of cattle, swine, or goats. Thus, edible products from healthy clones that meet existing requirements for meat and milk in commerce pose no increased food consumption risk(s) relative to comparable products from sexually-derived animals.” Read More

FASS Facts On Biotech Crops – Impact on Meat, Milk and Eggs

Are the meat, milk and eggs from livestock fed biotech feeds safe to eat? Yes! Read More