From: Center for Food Safety [action@foodsafetynow.org]
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 1:00 PM
To: FDA Commissioner
Cc: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov; president@whitehouse.gov;
vice.president@whitehouse.gov
Subject: Remove rBGH from the market!

FDA Commissioner
Food and Drug Administration
5630 Fishers Lane
Room 1061 (HFA-305)
Rockville, MD 20852

RE: Docket No. 98P-1194

Dear FDA:

As a concerned citizen, I am writing to request that you immediately remove 
 rBGH from the market.

New analysis has confirmed earlier scientific studies and provided 
evidence that milk and dairy products derived from rBGH-treated cows pose 
significant potential human health impacts such as increased cancer risks 
and  the development of antibiotic resistance. 

The FDA must act to protect the American public by ensuring the safety and 
quality of our food supply.  It is particularly appalling that the FDA 
allows rBGH on the market even though Canada and the European Union refuse 
to approve this dangerous product because of the clear findings of 
potential risk.The Center for Food Safety and other organizations that 
have filed a legal petition seeking that the FDA fulfill this legal 
obligation.

I request that you please take immediate action to remove this potentially 
hazardous product from the market.

Sincerely,



Cynthia Hagen
1240 Evelyn Ave.
Berkeley, CA, 94706

CC: 
FDA Dockets Management Branch, docket 98P-1194
President Bush
Vice President Cheney
Senator Dianne Feinstein
Senator Barbara Boxer
Representative Barbara Lee

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