From: KinesioHealth@aol.com
Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2001 7:16 PM
To: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: Docket 00N-1396 & Docket 00D-1598

As a regulatory agency that is supposed to protect the public from harm, 
it is essential that you create policies that are consistent with your 
purpose. With this in mind, your current actions supporting genetically 
engineered and altered food must change. 

There simply is not enough research available, with proper time 
allotments, to support the healthfulness of genetically engineered and 
altered foods. This is a potentially dangerous practice that not enough 
is known about. Therefore, allowing more and more genetically engineered 
foods to come to market, without public knowledge or awareness, is 
irresponsible. You just don't know that this practice is not creating 
bigger health problems on many levels. 

At the very least, it is imperative that proper labelling of genetically 
engineered food be required. The American Public deserves to have a 
choice in the food that it chooses to eat. Choice is what this country is 
based on, and by not offering it, you are not abiding to the principles 
of democracy. Not only that, you open the door to major problems for 
yourself down the road when, if proven to be a health hazard, the 
responsibility will lie on your shoulders. Allowing this to go forward 
without proper testing and notification is typical of the short-sighted 
decisions that have led us to mercury poisoning (both medical and 
dental), heart disease through the false advertising of margerine as a no 
cholesterol and therefore healthy food, and the current energy crisis, 
just to name a few.

Therefore, it is essential that:

You require mandatory pre-market comprehensive environmental review.

You require mandatory pre-market long-term health testing.

You require mandatory labeling of genetically engineered products!!!! To 
not do so is a violation of my rights!

Your interest must start to reflect the original purpose of protecting 
the public, not the financial interests of the drug and chemical 
companies.

This is serious stuff, and you're messing with fire. Please consider what 
you're doing. The long term health of the planet requires long term 
solutions, not short term answers and support of fiinancial interests 
that may lead to bigger problems later on. It's time to learn the lessons 
from previous mistakes of this sort and start to make changes in how we 
approach and deal with food and health issues. 

Thank you. I just hope you're willing to listen.