From: Timothy J. Moser [tjmoser@idcomm.com]
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 1:28 PM
To: EXECSEC
Subject: Agricultural antibiotics

Dear Commissioner Henney,

I am writing to ask you to do everything in your power to start a
national reporting system to study the quantities of antibiotics used in
U.S. agriculture.  As a medical professional (I am a physician assistant
in an emergency department), I see some of the problems created by the
overuse of antibiotics in our country.  Although they were one of the
greatest discoveries in medicine, we are now seeing increasing problems
with resistance, sometimes with devastating consequences.  For my part,
I work hard to educate my patients about the appropriate and
inappropriate uses of these medicines, and to use them prudently.  I
request that you help this cause by promoting studies that look at
antibiotic use in agriculture, so that we may all begin to look at ways
to reduce needless exposure.

Thank you for your time and efforts, in advance.  I look forward to
hearing what you intend to do about this issue.

Sincerely,
Sandra J. Riebe, PA-C
1063 Monroe Street
Denver, CO 80206
e-mail:  tjmoser@idcomm.com