From: tskil@ucdavis.edu
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 8:00 PM
To: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: Docket No.OON-1396 and Docket No. OOD-1598


To Who It May Concern at The FDA:

In regard to regulation of Genetically Altered Food. FDA must require mandatory 
pre-market safety testing:  GE foods could be toxic, could cause allergic 
responses, could have lower nutritional value, and could compromise immune 
responses in consumers. FDA must Require mandatory pre-market environmental 
review: GE crops and foods could cause irreparable damage to the environment!
FDA must Require mandatory labeling of GE foods: Without 
mandatory labeling, neither consumers nor health professionals will 
know if an allergic or toxic reaction was the result of a 
genetically engineered food. Consumers will also be deprived of the 
critical knowledge they need to hold food producers liable should 
any of these novel foods prove hazardous.
This policy is an insult to consumers, and 
irresponsibly ignores strong scientific evidence of numerous 
potential health and environmental risks of GE foods.  These Rules 
appear to be a decision made to convenience industry at the expense 
of public health, consumer information, and the environment. We should be given 
a right to choose about these products beyond only the organic label.

Yours,

Tree Kilpatrick
Masters Candidate in International Agriculture
UC Davis
Hart Hall
Davis, CA 95616.