3 cloned cow meat in shops

MEAT from a total of three offspring of a cloned cow has entered the food chain, Britain’s Food Standards Agency said.

The FSA said its investigation into cloned animals in Britain had revealed a male calf of less than a month old was slaughtered on June 16 and the meat sold in a London butcher’s shop.

It said the meat and that from two other animals had entered the food chain without authorisation but stressed there was no evidence of a safety risk.