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. 2008 Jul 24;6(7):767. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2008.767

Food Safety, Animal Health and Welfare and Environmental Impact of Animals derived from Cloning by Somatic Cell Nucleus Transfer (SCNT) and their Offspring and Products Obtained from those Animals

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
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Scientific Opinion of the Scientific Committee on a request from the European Commission on Food Safety, Animal Health and Welfare and Environmental Impact of Animals derived from Cloning by Somatic Cell Nucleus Transfer (SCNT) and their Offspring and Products Obtained from those Animals. The EFSA Journal (2008) 767, 1–49

Panel members: Sue Barlow, Andrew Chesson, John D. Collins, Albert Flynn, Anthony Hardy, Klaus‐Dieter Jany, Ada Knaap, Harry Kuiper, Pierre Le Neindre, Jan Schans, Josef Schlatter, Vittorio Silano, Staffan Skerfving and Philippe Vannier.

Acknowledgement: The European Food Safety Authority wishes to thank the members of the Working Group for the preparation of this opinion: Henrik Callesen, Giuliano D'Agnolo, Andras Dinnyés, Wenche Farstad, Jörg Hartung, Louis‐Marie Houdebine, Peter Jinman, Pierre Le Neindre, David Morton, Heiner Niemann, Jean‐Paul Renard, Larisa Rudenko, Josef Schlatter, Vittorio Silano (WG Chair) and Eckhard Wolf. EFSA would also wish to thank the participants of the drafting group that prepared the final draft of the opinion before its adoption; Ada Knaap, Vittorio Silano, Pierre Le Neindre, John Collins and Jörg Hartung.

Adoption date: 15 July 2008

Published date: 24 July 2008

Question number: EFSA‐Q‐2007‐092

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