From: Leo Horrigan [lhorriga@jhsph.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 3:11 PM
To: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: Proposed FDA regulations

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Dear Commissioner Henney,

I am concerned that the proposed FDA regulations do not reflect 
well-founded consumer fears  about genetically engineered foods. Without 
proper labeling of GE foods, it will be impossible to track the health 
impacts of these novel foods.

FDA has a duty to the public to provide adequate testing of GE foods 
before allowing them on the market. Even if such testing were to show 
the foods to be safe, it is still incumbent upon FDA to require labeling 
so that those consumers who wish to discriminate against GE ingredients 
in their food supply will be able to do so.

I urge you to alter this proposal to include testing of GE foods before 
they ever reach the marketplace. Consumers are owed the opportunity to 
make their own choices -- in an informed manner -- about the foods they 
consume.

Thank you for considering my comments.

Leo Horrigan
Baltimore, MD