FDA finds cloned animals safe for food and the Anti-everything groups are freaking out.
Start Licensing, Inc. Welcomes FDA's Finding of Safety of Food From Cloned
Animals
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan 16, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Start
Licensing, Inc. ("Start"), a joint venture of Geron Corporation (Nasdaq:) and
Exeter Life Sciences supports the final risk assessment released by the US Food
and Drug Administration on January 15. The assessment concluded that meat and
dairy products from animal clones and their offspring are safe for human
consumption.
"FDA's conclusion is consistent with a report released January 11, 2008 by the
European Food Safety Authority and studies in other countries. These findings
open the door to widespread adoption of the technology platform to enhance the
quality of meat and dairy products" said Jonathan Thatcher, president of Start.
"With this safety conclusion, ranchers and livestock producers can look to
cloning technology to rapidly increase the best genetics, including quality and
health traits, in their herds."
Created in 2005, Start is a joint venture of Geron Corporation (GERN) and Exeter
Life Sciences, Inc. Start manages and licenses a worldwide portfolio of
intellectual property rights related to animal reproductive technologies,
including foundational nuclear transfer cloning technology developed at the
Roslin Institute. The nuclear transfer patents managed by Start have been upheld
by the US PTO in three separate patent interference proceedings and in opposition
proceedings by patent offices in other countries. Start's licensees are engaged
in research and product development in food production, medical applications and
other fields.
For more information call Natalie Garrett, Start Licensing/Turner Strategies,
202-466-9633
SOURCE Start Licensing, Inc. |
