From: Paul Liotsakis [paullivingtreecommunity.com@mta6.snfc21.pbi.net]
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 4:03 PM
To: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: GE labelling please!
FDA Commissioner Jane Henney
Dockets Management Branch (HFA 305)
Food and Drug Administration
5630 FisherĮs Lane, Room 1061
Rockville, MD 20852


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.

I need you to 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.  Other countries around the world have much stricter policies on 
this issue.  

Labeling GE foods would protect the public from potential health effects
that could only be traced if GE foods can be identified. Its the right thing 
to do. The narrow economic interests of the corporations are not dequate to 
protect the public healh and it could lead to potential economic diasters such 
as what we are seeing in Europe today with Mad cow and foot and mouth disease. 

Thank you.


Sincerely,

Paul Liotsakis