From: Doug Childress [dugles65@hotmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2001 4:01 PM
To: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: Jane Henney

Dear Commissioner Henney:

I want to begin by saying that i am not against genetically modified foods, 
AND i am concerned.  As a consumer, I would really like to feel safe about 
the foods i'm eating.  Lately i have heard disturbing news about the 
proliferation of food products that have been altered genetically without 
public notification.  It seems the only research that has been done is by 
the people selling the product.  Would you trust their objectivity?
It appears the Food and Drug Administration is allowing the biotech 
companies to dictate policy, at the expense of using my mother, my brother 
and sister, all my neighbors and even myself as a global experiment.
It is only fair to inform the American public of the presence of genetically 
engineered foods; consumers have a right to know, and i believe mandatory 
labeling will achieve that goal.
I would also appreciate more independent research, since we are talking 
about the genetic alteration of what our body takes in, assimilates, and 
breaks down into energy.  How does that affect us at a cellular level over a 
period of time?  Cancer doesn't happen in a day, and literally changing the 
fiber of our being can't be dismissed without
consideration for the long term effects.
I implore you to be a conscious co-creator in our future.  Genetically 
engineered products should be clearly labeled and more intense, independent 
and objective research should be done to make sure that our health and 
nutrition are protected.


Thank you

Doug Childress
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