2006P-0415
  

  
Petition Seeking Regulation of Cloned Animals
  


  

  

  


  

  
FDA Comment Number : 
  

  
EC537
  



  

  
Submitter : 
  

  
Mr. James McElhone
  

  
Date & Time: 
  

  
01/03/2007 12:01:00
  



  

  
Organization : 
  

  
University of Ky
  



  

  
Category : 
  

  
Individual Consumer
  



  

  
Issue Areas/Comments 
  


  

  


  

  
GENERAL
  


  

  



  

  
GENERAL
  


  

  



  

  
 I am strongly against the use of cloned animals for use in human food.  The loss of genetic diversity, in both plants and animals, is already well advanced.  Cloning will only increase that loss.  With genetic diversity loss, comes an increased vulnerability for disease in the food stocks.  It is through diversity that plants and animals can resist micro organisms.  The Irish potato famine is a good example of what can happen when there is too much dependence on a single, non-diverse crop.