From: Gary Levy [glevy@JHCohn.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 1:26 PM
To: 'fdadockets@oc.fda.gov'
Subject: dockets 00N-1396 and 00D-1598

Dear Commissioner Henney,
>
> The proposed Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations fail to
> require labels or safety tests on genetically engineered (GE) food. The
> new rules continue to deny Americans the right to know what is in our
> food, while protecting the economic interests of biotech corporations.
>
> 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.
>
> I urge you to reconsider this proposal and insure that GE foods are
> subject to pre-market testing and labeling.  Americans have a right to
> make informed decisions about the food we consume.
>
> Sincerely,