From: HummingbirdAAAAA@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 2:35 PM
To: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: re: dockets 00N-1396 and 00D-1598

Dear Commissioner Henney,

I urge you to reconsider this proposal and insure that genetically engineered 
(GE) 
foods are subject to pre-market testing and labeling.  Americans have a right 
to
make informed decisions about the food we consume. Please.

Labeling GE foods would protect the public from potential health effects
that could only be traced if GE foods can be identified. By refusing to
require both labeling and mandatory safety testing of foods, the FDA
puts consumer's health at risk, and ignores the recommendations of the
Biotechnology Consultative Forum, who in December urged the US to
require mandatory labeling of GE foods.

Anything less leaves the administration open charges of negligence, 
liability and corruption. We do not need another scandal

Sincerly,
A.W.