From: Arlo_Emerson@excite.com
Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2001 3:40 PM
To: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: What's in your food? (FDA Dockets 00N-1396 and 00D-1598)


Dear Corporate and Government Leaders,

Neither government nor industry is protecting Americans from the risks posed to human health and the environment by genetically engineered (GE) foods. The Food and Drug Administration's "new" policy on GE foods (proposed January 18, 2001) continues to let the biotech industry regulate itself; it fails to require the long-term, pre-market safety testing demanded by independent experts. The "voluntary labeling" guidelines are a wholly inadequate response to the overwhelming public support for mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods. Therefore, I urge you to keep all genetically engineered ingredients and crops off the market unless:

1) Independent safety testing demonstrates they have no harmful effects on human health or the environment, 

2) They are labeled to ensure the consumer's right-to-know, and 

3) The biotechnology corporations that manufacture them are held accountable for any harms they may cause.


Dear Madames and Sirs,
The makers of genetically engineered foods have opened up a can of worms that we will never be able to close.No one can possibly know the extent of the damage that we have already caused in the ecosystem. The fact that we still continue to do more damage and create more devastation to come, is a nightmare indeed.I urge those who have not already taken off there blinders to do so, before we allow money-hungry corperations to destroy our planet. 
Thank you for your time,
Shanyn Emerson


Sincerely

Shanyn Emerson
13908 156th Ave SE
Renton, Washington 98059