Cloned meat for human food...

Well as you said it certainly doesn't appear that there would be an economic gain to it.  Unless ultimately they litteraly want to put these animals on a production line (though it's not far from that now).

Oh - and I did mean to state in my first post that it's the US that has given the go-ahead for this...

The attempt is probably drip feeding of cloning on the population so we become more numb and accepting of it and even for many eating cloned meat without even realizing it or caring.
For the more aware It would only add to the sales of organic natural meat who will label their products as "Uncloned meat"

I had a really, really bad thought. What kind of animal tissue grows fastest of all?

Should have been more direct. Cancers. Feed it hydrolyzed protein, glucose, some lipids and vitamins. No need to worry about longevity or reproductive health. Slice off chunks and let it regrow. Perfectly fits the definition of "cloned meat". I really hope I'm wrong. Tumorburgers, anyone?

Pictus, you're so funny.  I always read your posts.

One of the reasons I've never eaten western soy is that I heard it had been modified since the 1950's.  Many years after, I read that it was modified with human genes.  I don't remember the logic given for this, just that it was added along with fish genes and some other stuff.   I think the fish gene was to repel mold, but can't say for sure it was so long ago.  Soy pretty much went underground 'til the 90's when it started being ranted and raved about as the perfect protein and such, and now it's in everything from baby formula to cooking oil. Now, to the point of this ramble, in the 70's there was a movie about a futuristic society that was issued these green tablets (the food of the future) by the gov.  The name of the movie was Soylent Green.  The tablets turn out to be, gulp, uh...well, PEOPLE!!!!   The movie kinda fell of the edge of the earth and years later they're pushing soy on us complete with that human gene(s)...double gulp.  Now, why wouldn't the tablets be called Soilent, the correct pronounciation of the word, but instead it's "soy"...unless the producers M...triple gulp..."GM" knew more than they were telling.