Unit 3　Science and nature

　　克隆动物早已不再"犹抱琵琶半遮面"。为了保护克隆的福利，欧盟委员会这次走得更远......

　　EC approves the sale of cloned young into the food chain

　　The European Commission has published a report approving the right of member states to sell cloned animals' young and their products into the food chain.

　　The commission said a ban would not be proper in terms of protecting animal welfare and public health.It added that a clone traceability(可追溯性)system would be needed，because food from the clones' young "cannot be distinguished from food from other animals"．

　　The move could cause a big change from the UK Food Standards Agency(FSA) which at present forbids the sale of food from the clones' young without a license-farmer Steven Innes was found to have done so last year and should be punished.Under the Commission's proposal，Mr.Innes would not be punished.Indeed all farmers in the UK would be able to buy materials from clones from outside the European Union and sell their products into the food chain.

　　George Lyon，Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland，said，"It's clear that the FSA is out of line with the rest of member states in how it explains the present rules and，of course，under these new rules，it still is out of line.So hopefully they will come to their senses and see they do have to move on this subject."

　　1．approve v． 批准，通过；赞成，认可

　　2．proposal n. 提议，建议

3．chain n. 链子，链条