Animal & Veterinary

Animal Cloning

Cow, Pig, and Goat

In 2001, when it became apparent that animal cloning may become a commercial venture to help improve the quality of herds, FDA requested livestock producers and researchers to keep food from animal clones or their offspring out of the food supply. Since then, FDA has conducted an intensive evaluation that included examining the safety of food from these animals and the risk to animal health.

Based on a final risk assessment, a report written by FDA scientists and issued in January 2008, FDA has concluded that meat and milk from cow, pig, and goat clones and the offspring of any animal clones are as safe as food we eat every day.

What is FDA Doing?

News Updates

January 15, 2008 FDA Issues Documents on the Safety of Food from Animal Clones
January 15, 2008 Transcript of FDA Press Conference on FDA Announcement on Final Cloning Risk Assessment (PDF - 47KB)
January 16, 2008 Transcript of FDA Press Conference on Cloning Risk Assessment (PDF - 63KB)
December 28, 2006 FDA Issues Draft Documents on the Safety of Animal Clones
August 21, 2002 FDA Receives NAS/NRC Report On Animal Biotechnology
June 13, 2002 CVM To Co-sponsor Public Symposium On Livestock Cloning
July 13, 2001 Update on Livestock Cloning

Consumer Health Information

Animal Cloning and Food Safety
Myths about Cloning
Responses to the questions provided in this document represent FDA's view in light of the conclusions and recommendations outlined in the Animal Cloning Risk Assessment, Risk Management Plan, and Guidance for Industry #179.
A Primer on Cloning and Its Use in Livestock Operations
Responses to the questions provided in this document represent FDA's view in light of the conclusions and recommendations outlined in the Animal Cloning Risk Assessment, Risk Management Plan, and Guidance for Industry #179.