From: Julie Macke [jamacke@juno.com]
Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2001 7:37 PM
To: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: Docket 00N-1396 & Docket 00D-1598

Dear sirs:
I am writing to request that food labels be required to
indicate if a genetically engineered product is present. I
also request that the FDA require safety testing before
approving a GE food.

* The FDA must require mandatory pre-market comprehensive
environmental review.

* The FDA must require mandatory pre-market long-term health

testing. GE products could be toxic, cause allergic
responses, have
lower nutritional value, and compromise immune responses in
consumers.

* The FDA must require mandatory labeling of GE products.
I have multiple allerguies and need this information to
protect myself.

* The FDA must end its cozy relationship with the industries it
purports to be regulating. Please establish an arm's length
between the regulators and the regulated.

Thank you.

Julie Macke
1601 W. Catalpa
Springfield, MO  65807