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"Mr President, Mr Dalli, scientific data forms the basis for political decision making. However, as I see it, we would be evading our political responsibilities if the scientific judgment that something is feasible were to mean that we must do it. My job is not to do what is technically feasible, but to represent the interests of my constituents. The overwhelming majority of them, and this applies to the entire EU, do not want cloned meat on their plates.
This is not just a question of the fact that no damage will be caused to human health. Eggs from battery hens do not represent a risk to human health, but despite this, the EU has acted quickly and effectively in this case. I expect the same type of action in the case of meat and meat products from cloned animals, including those from the second generation.
Animal welfare and ethical concerns both speak out clearly against cloned meat. We will see what the scientists in the health field have to say in future. We need a moratorium which also covers products from second-generation animals. We must say a clear no to products made from cloned meat."@en1
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