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Tuesday, January 15, 2008
It’s official: FDA says cloned animals safe to eat
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Meat and milk from cloned animals is safe for human consumption, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday. Rumors had swirled for more than a year that the agency would reach that decision, after giving preliminary approval in December 2006.
Clone products won’t be hitting store shelves just yet, if ever (the animals are too expensive to use just for food; instead, they’re breeding stock). The FDA is continuing a temporary hold on sales of food from clones, at the request of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which must sell the decision to trading partners that might be reluctant to buy such foods.
But milk and meat from the offspring of clones can be sold immediately, the FDA said. The agency turned down requests to require that food from cloned animals note that information on labels. You can read more about the decision and its impact in this story.
What do you think about eating steak from the offspring of a cloned animal, or drinking milk from one? Where should science draw the line in altering the food supply?
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More Foodie Web Sites For You to Savor
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Photo: Louie Favorite/AJC staff
A dairy goat from Sweet Grass Dairy in Thomasville, Ga.
There’s so much local talent in (and around) this town it’s hard to share it all, but two new sites are worth a look:
The first is a website developed by local chef/baker/entrepreneur/chief cook-and-bottle-washer Jeffery Dewberry (known locally as the man behind the biscuits — and counter — at Candler Park’s Flying Biscuit Cafe). Log on to Dewberry’s Seasonal Living and check out the homespun goodness of what cooking means to people who really love to cook. Christmas cookies and candies are featured right now, but the site promises soups and stews for later this month. Can’t wait.
The second is a new blog that’s part of award-winning Sweet Grass Dairy’s website: Sweet Grass Dairy. The Wehner family in Thomasville logs on to convey the ups and downs of making cheese. Fascinating reading for anyone who might want to “whey” in.
Do you know of a local foodie web site you’d like to share?
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Release Your Inner Critic
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Photo: W. A. Bridges Jr./AJC Staff
Will Bacchanalia remain the best? It’s up to you — not owners Anne Quatrano and Clifford Harrison (shown here in the kitchen of their award-winning restaurant).
Here’s your chance to rate Atlanta restaurants: log on to Zagat.com, where everybody can be a critic. Your responses will be part of the ratings for the next edition of the popular “people’s” restaurant guide which will publish later this year.
Most area restaurants are included in the survey, and voting takes place from now until January 27. For your efforts, you’ll receive a copy of the book, but to read the reviews online you’ll need to pay for a premium membership, at $24.95 annually.
Who’s the best? Where’s your favorite neighborhood spot? Who’s got the most bang for the buck? It’s up to you to decide…
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