Dean Foods to refuse milk from cloned cows

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation's biggest milk company, Dean Foods, said Thursday it will refuse milk from cloned cows.
The Food and Drug Administration gave preliminary approval to meat and milk from cloned animals and could grant final approval by the end of the year. Federal scientists say there is virtually no difference between clones and conventional cows, pigs or goats.
Smaller companies such as Ben & amp; Jerry's Ice Cream and Organic Valley previously have said they oppose milk from clones. Dallas-based Dean Foods is a 10 billion company that owns Land OLakes and Horizon Organic, among dozens of other brands. In a statement issued Thursday, the company said its customers and consumers don't want milk from cloned animals.
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