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"I am very happy about the vote that took place on the draft regulation concerning novel foods. Whether in relation to food products made from cloned animals and their descendants or even food products manufactured using nanotechnologies, Parliament has placed a precedence on the precautionary principle. We do not have sufficient scientific knowledge or risk analyses to enable us to authorise these novel ingredients in our food! I am of the opinion that technological research and development needs to be maintained. Furthermore, I do not support food fundamentalists who push us to ask for, and some even demand, zero risk, giving rise to safety standards that are sometimes excessive.
In the case in question, however, I think that we have to be very prudent in accordance with the wishes of European citizens interviewed on the subject in 2008 (Eurobarometer). The majority of them (65%) declared their opposition to the consumption of cloned animals.
Finally, and this is not unimportant, the cloning of animals is often synonymous with animal suffering. We just need to remind ourselves of Dolly the sheep. In this regard, is our food supply so limited at this point that we can justify this kind of practice?"@en1
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