From: Ronald Godes [ragodes@worldnet.att.net]
Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2001 3:55 PM
To: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: Docket 00N-1396 & Docket 00D-1598

The following practices make a sham of you agency. these practices must
stop!

The FDA must end its cozy relationship with the industries
>   it purports to be regulating. People have been allowed to
>   work for a biotech company, then work for the FDA writing the
>   regulatory rules on that company's product, then go back to
>   working for the company.  Ninety-two percent of FDA advisory
>   committee meetings had at least one conflict of interest.
The FDA must require mandatory labeling of GE products.
>   Without mandatory labeling, neither consumers nor health
>   professionals will know if an allergic or toxic reaction
>   was the result of a genetically engineered food. Consumers
>   would be deprived of the critical knowledge needed to hold
>   food producers liable should any of these novel products
>   be hazardous.
The FDA must end its cozy relationship with the industries
>   it purports to be regulating. People have been allowed to
>   work for a biotech company, then work for the FDA writing the
>   regulatory rules on that company's product, then go back to
>   working for the company.  Ninety-two percent of FDA advisory
>   committee meetings had at least one conflict of interest.

The following should be part of your regulations now for all genetic
engineered food products!

1. Require mandatory pre-market safety testing
2. Require pre-market environmental review
3. Require mandatory labeling of GE foods
4. Restrict voluntary labeling of non-GE foods
5. Require a  letter of notification prior to the
     marketing of a GE food
6. Ensure public access to adequate information
     for independent review
7.