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Scientific Advisory Committee on Biotechnology
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
PO 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 50011-0001
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
1675 Observatory Dr
Dept of Animal Science
Madison, WI 53706-1205
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 50011-0001
Phone: (515) 294-2080
Fax: (515) 294-9150
Email: dorian@iastate.edu
Dr. Gary Hartnell
Ph.D., PAS, Dipl. ACAN
Monsanto Company
Scientific Affairs
800 North Lindbergh Blvd - C3ND
Saint Louis, MO 63167-0001
Phone: (314) 694-8521
Fax: (314) 694-8414
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 |