From: Center for Food Safety [action@foodsafetynow.org] Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 8:02 PM To: FDA Commissioner Cc: president@whitehouse.gov; vice.president@whitehouse.gov; fdadockets@oc.fda.gov; fdadockets@oc.fda.gov Subject: Oppose the New FDA Regulations on GE Foods! FDA Commissioner Dockets Management Branch (HFA 305) Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fisher's Lane, rm. 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 RE: Docket No. 00N-1396, and 00D-1598 Dear Commissioner Henney, I am writing to express my opposition to the FDA's new proposed rules and guidance on genetically engineered (GE) Foods. The agency's voluntary labeling and notification proposals are totally inadequate to protect human health, the environment, and my right to know. I fully support the following: * All GE foods and food ingredients should be labeled so I am informed and have a choice. * GE foods should not be assumed to be safe and should be subject to mandatory pre-market safety testing. * There should be a moratorium on GE foods until long-term studies show they are safe for human health and the environment. Sincerely, Eric Lennert 402 Grant St Longmont, CO, 80501 CC: The President Vice President Dick Cheney FDA Dockets Management [Docket No. 00N-1396] Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell Senator Wayne Allard Representative Mark UdallFDA Dockets Management [Docket No. 00D-1598] To the recipient -- this fax/email message has come to you via the Center for Food Safety web site -- a public tool for providing input on food safety issues. The user/site visitor had complete control over editing the content of this message. Thus, the opinions expressed in this message are not necessarily those of CFS or its parent organization, ICTA. Please contact CFS at (202)547-9359 or email office@centerforfoodsafety.org with any questions. Thank you. ___________________________________________________________________________ This letter was composed at www.foodsafetynow.org, a web site maintained by: The Center for Food Safety, 666 Pennsylvania Ave, SE, Suite 302 Washington, DC 20003 PH: (202)547-9359 Fax: (202)547-9429 Email: office@centerforfoodsafety.org web: www.centerforfoodsafety.org