Comments on House Bill 1499: Labeling of Food Containing a Product of Cloned Animals
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There are numerous reasons why meat and milk products from clones and their progeny should be labeled as such. First, numerous polls show consumers are clearly concerned about this technology and demand labeling. Let me cite the two most recent polls. In June, 2007, the Consumer Reports National Research Center polled over 1,000 people nationwide on various food labeling issues; some 69% of those polled were
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