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Friday, January 4, 2008
Would you consume milk or meat from cloned animals?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Wall Street Journal reported today, citing unnamed sources, that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would announce as soon as next week that meat and milk from cloned animals is safe for human consumption. The agency had issued a preliminary ruling saying the same thing in December 2006, then opened its findings for public comment.
Biotech companies say that food products from these animals are safe, and that they’re essentially doing the same thing that farmers have done for thousands of years: Selective breeding to strengthen herds with offspring of animals that produce the most milk or the most tender meat.
Consumer advocates point to increased health problems in clones and say it’s too soon to rule that food from these animals or their offspring is safe. (Because clones cost so much to produce, likely any food products would come from their offspring, rather than from the clones themselves.) They also are pushing the FDA to require that food from these animals be labeled.
Want to learn more? The FDA has put together its studies and consumer FAQs. A coalition of consumer groups, led by Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports magazine, summarizes its position here.
Would you drink milk or eat meat from a cloned animal or its offspring? Should such food be labeled as coming from clones?
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Pizza Outside the Perimeter
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Rosa’s Pizza, the downtown model of mozzarella, opened a satellite restaurant in Cobb County this past fall. After 18 years in business on downtown’s Broad Street, owners John and Tony Rosa decided to expand closer to where they live, and give Tony’s son Joe an opportunity to learn the business, ya know what I mean? Forgettaboudit.
I ventured that way one sunny afternoon to check out the slices. I’ve made no secret of my love of Rosa’s downtown — a place where those of us who have spent more than our fair share of time in the Northeast can actually get a slice that tastes like somebody with a name ending in a vowel probably had a hand in making it.
I was really disappointed: the veggie slice was nothing like what I love about the original’s. The crust was too crispy around the edges and got soggy towards the center; the veggies completely overloading the slice yet adding no pith. Pepperoni faired similarly. What gives? Has anybody been to the new Rosa’s? What do you think?
Where’s the best slice outside the perimeter?
Rosa’s, 3605 Sandy Plains Rd., Marietta
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