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The Russian Soyuz space capsule lands with Expedition 20 Commander Gennady Padalka of Russia, Flight Engineer Michael Barratt of the U.S. and Canadian circus billionaire Guy Laliberte in the vast steppe near the town of Arkalyk in northern Kazakhstan October 11, 2009. REUTERS/Yuri Kochetkov/Pool

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    EU agency to express doubts on cloning

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    Gloria, the first calf born to a cloned cow Vitoria (L), is seen on a government farm outside of Brasilia, October 4, 2004. REUTERS/Jamil Bittar

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Meat and milk from cloned animals may not be safe to be sold in the European Union after all, the bloc's top food safety agency will say on Thursday after a rethink on the issue, EU sources said.

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    "EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) says it has increased concerns regarding animal welfare and possible concerns regarding food safety due to the limited data available," one source said, citing from the EFSA document to be published on Thursday.



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