From: jesusthethird@hotmail.com
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 12:10 PM
To: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: What's in your food? (FDA Dockets 00N-1396 and 00D-1598)


Dear Corporate and Government Leaders,

Neither government nor industry is protecting Americans from the risks posed to human health and the environment by genetically engineered (GE) foods. The Food and Drug Administration's "new" policy on GE foods (proposed January 18, 2001) continues to let the biotech industry regulate itself; it fails to require the long-term, pre-market safety testing demanded by independent experts. The "voluntary labeling" guidelines are a wholly inadequate response to the overwhelming public support for mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods. Therefore, I urge you to keep all genetically engineered ingredients and crops off the market unless:

1) Independent safety testing demonstrates they have no harmful effects on human health or the environment, 

2) They are labeled to ensure the consumer's right-to-know, and 

3) The biotechnology corporations that manufacture them are held accountable for any harms they may cause.


I have been and will continue to not knowingly purchase or consume products that contain GMO. This includes any Kellogg's or Campbell's products. I will also choose not to shop at stores that carry these products whenever possible, and I will let inform the store managers of that choice. It just doesn't make sense. the world's top scientists have spoken out against this new technology. It is not proven to be safe, yet it has been proven to be dangerous. Why are you sneeking this garbage into our food? You are responsible for irreversable gene pollution. Are you really saving that much money?
For what it's worth, you won't be getting any more of my money.


Sincerely

Ralph Shaw
17 borden st.
Cambridge, Ontario Cananda,