From: Louie Saletan [louies@hypercon.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 7:51 PM
To: EXECSEC
Subject: antibiotics reporting

Dear Commissioner:

How can we not have records of the quantity of antibiotics used in 
U.S. agriculture?  This is an important piece of scientific 
information which our scientists and health care professionals need 
to have in order to assess the state of microorganisms' resistance 
to antibiotics on an ongoing basis.  Please do something to ensure 
that this type of data is reported to the FDA by those farmers, 
ranchers, etc. who use antibiotics.  WE THE CONSUMERS HAVE 
A RIGHT TO KNOW HOW MANY ANTIBIOTICS ARE IN THE 
FOOD WE EAT.

Sincerely,
Louie Saletan
Concerned Consumer
Houston, Texas  77006