Beef and pork products from cloned animals have a greater chance of being put on the Japanese market now that a government food safety panel has compiled a report stating such products are safe.
A working group of the Cabinet Office's Food Safety Commission reached the conclusion that cloned cows and pigs are "as safe as conventionally bred cows and pigs" from a food safety standpoint.
The commission will carry out an assessment of the panel's report before making a final decision and proposing it to the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry, which has the final say on whether products from cloned animals will be allowed for domestic consumption.