(Posted by Patrick Sullivan Jr.)
Where do I begin? I heard a 10 second mention on CBS evening news last night that the FDA is ready to declare cloned animals as safe to eat. My first thought was, "Is there anyone out there watching this that didn't just say, 'Awesome, let's go get some cloned brisket.' ?"
Then tonight I hear a snippet, "...after a 5 year study by the FDA, the cloned animals are virtually indistinguishable and therefore shouldn't need special labeling..."
Is there a beef, chicken, pork, lamb, emu, or ostrich shortage that I don't know about?
Is meat now so expensive that no one can afford the "real thing?" If it's so expensive, blame whoever is buying the "Beef, it's what's for dinner" commercials. Air-time is PRICEY!
(Also, keep in mind of course that the "real thing" in most grocery stores is pumped full of growth hormone, antibiotics, and fed a nutrient-deficient diet of grain only.)
What possibly was the justification for cloned meat that is virtually identical to real meat? In other words, not identical.
This reeks like an 11 by 11 room after two hours of band practice during an Arizona summer. Yeah, that bad.
But maybe the stench is so bad, the citizenry will wake up to the corruption. Unlikely, since the new Nintendo Wii is so awesome.
What a shame.
More commentary and comments over at Dr. Mercola's blog.
