From: janescomm-valmusic [janescomm-valmusic@email.msn.com]
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 4:56 AM
To: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: Docket 00N-1396 & Docket 00D-1598 (Genetically-Engineered Food)

To: The Food and Drug Administration

Re: Proposed rules on genetically-engineered food.

March 30, 2001

We urge you to exercise the utmost caution in allowing the release of
genetically-engineered food for human or animal consumption without the most
stringent pre-market testing and environmental impact review.

We also hope you will require comprehensive labeling of any such products to
insure that consumers are fully aware of the contents of the food items they
purchase.

Since science still doesn't know exactly how a flu virus mutates, we think
the aforementioned measures in dealing with genetically modified products
are plain common sense.

Sincerely,

Richard Janes
Valerie Leventhal
2146 N. Leavitt St.
Chicago, IL 60647