The U.S. Congress and numerous state legislators have all introduced measures in recent years that would require more information about products from cloned animals. These bills were prompted by concerns about the FDA's plans in 2006, and subsequent decision in 2008, to allow food products derived from cloned animals and their offspring to be sold to the public, without labels. Over 95 percent of cloning attempts fail, causing tremendous animal suffering and raising questions about food safety. Furthermore, consumer polls repeatedly show that roughly two-thirds of Americans oppose animal cloning and most would not knowingly buy cloned foods, regardless of safety. These federal and state initiatives are critical for protecting consumers and animals.

With passage of two different pieces of federal legislation in December 2007, with bipartisan support, Congress has clearly voiced its concerns about cloned foods and its desire that the moratorium on animal cloning be maintained.

Federal

• S 414 Cloned Food Labeling Act.
  Sponsor: Mikluski (D-MD). Co-Sponsors: Boxer (D-CA), Sanders (D-VT).
  Status: Introduced 01/26/07 and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.



• HR 992 Cloned Food Labeling Act.
  Sponsor: DeLauro (D-CT). Co-sponsors: 20 co-sponsors.
  Status: Introduced 02/12/07, referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture (03/02/07).

California

• SB 1121 Food labeling: cloned animals.
  Sponsor: Migden.
  Status: Set, first hearing. Held in committee and under submission (05/22/2008).

Iowa

• HF 2408 A bill for an act providing for the regulation of food derived from cloned agricultural animals and providing penalties.
  Sponsor: Whitaker.
  Status: Assigned to Subcommittee on Agriculture (03/05/08).

Kentucky

• HB 378 An act relating to the labeling of food products derived from cloned animals.
  Sponsor: J. Glenn.
  Status: Assigned to Agriculture & Small Business (H) (01/29/2008).

Massachusetts

• SB 255 An act relative to food produced from cloned animals (labeling).
  Sponsor: Hedlund.
  Status: Reporting date extended to 06/15/08 (06.02.08).

Michigan

• HB 5611 Food; meats; sale of cloned meat; provide labeling.
  Sponsor: Sak.
  Status: Printed bill filed (01/17/08).



• HB 5614 Food; milk; sale of milk from cloned animals; provide labeling.
  Sponsor: Sak.
  Status: Printed bill filed (01/17/08).

Missouri

• HB 1555 Requires all food or food products sold in Missouri which are derived from a cloned animal to be labeled indicating that the food is or contains products derived from a cloned animal.
  Sponsor: Hughes.
  Status: Referred to Special Committee of Agri-Business (02/28/08).

New Jersey

• A 1325 Requires labeling of food containing any product from a cloned animla or its progeny.
  Sponsor: Stender, Wagner, and Lampitt.
  Status: Referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee (01/08/08).

New York

• AB 7421 An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to labeling and sale of cloned or genetically engineered meat, eggs and dairy products.
  Sponsors: Benjamin. Co-sponsors: 29 co-sponsors.
  Status: Amend and recommit to Committee on Agriculture (03/13/08).

North Carolina

• H 84 Label food items from cloned animals.
  Sponsor: Brown. Co-sponsors: Brubaker, Faison, Farmer0Butterfield, Lewis, McGee, and Starnes.
  Status: Re-referred to Committee on Agriculture (02/14/07).

Tennessee

• H 3715 Food and Food Products.
  Sponsor: Bell.
  Status: Taken off notice for calendar in Agriculture Committee (04/15/08).



• SB 3850 Food and Food Products.
  Sponsor: Burchett.
  Status: Referred to Committee on Commerce, Labor, & Agriculture (01/20/08).

Washington

• SB 5161 Requiring labeling on food from cloned animals.
  Sponsor: Jacobsen.
  Status: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

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