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"Mr President, I welcome the Commissioner’s statement on this issue tonight. As George Lyon indicated, several issues have emerged in the United Kingdom recently surrounding the marketing of cloned offspring. The lack of a consistent message between the Commission guidance and that of the UK Food Standards Agency has caused a great deal of confusion. This, I must say, is through no fault of the Commission’s, but it has brought hardship to producers and has certainly had an impact on confidence in the safety of food.
It is unsustainable and illogical that the UK Food Standards Agency regards products from the offspring of cloned animals as novel foods in the United Kingdom, while in other countries across Europe, this is not the case. I am pleased to learn that discussions have taken place on the matter between the Commission and the Food Standards Agency to try to bring clarity for both producers and consumers.
The nature of a novel food in the context of cloned animals and offspring of a cloned animal must be made clear. With a unified approach on this issue across Europe – and indeed beyond in terms of third country imports – the contradictory advice in the UK which has been offered thus far must cease. As we all know, confidence in both the source and the safety of food is essential. I welcome the Commission’s attempt to keep that confidence in food safety in place."@en1
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