From: SueBob Davis [SDavis@poorrichards.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 10:12 AM
To: 'fdadockets@oc.fda.gov'
Subject: Docket 00N-1396 & Docket 00D-1598

Sue Ellen Davis
644 Mt View
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405-2349
suebobdavis@yahoo.com

Hello,

I am writing out of concern about proposed new regulations on the labeling
of food items containing genetically modified organisms. I have heard the
following about the proposed regulations: They
* Do not require mandatory pre-market safety testing
* Do not require pre-market environmental review
* Do not require mandatory labeling of GE foods
* Restrict voluntary labeling of non-GE foods
* Require a mere letter of notification prior to the marketing of a GE food
* Fail to ensure public access to adequate information for independent
review
* Are supported by industry and opposed by consumer groups

Since GMOs are life forms, their release into the environment can cause
untold harm in perpetuity. They are not like chemicals that can be cleaned
up or destroyed. We have no idea what effect these mutants will have on our
natural world.

These products need long-term and stringent testing. We do not know what
health effects they may cause, allergies they may trigger, what lower
nutritional value they may have. Pre-market testing should be mandatory.

As a consumer, I would appreciate labeling of GMO products, because I do not
want to buy products containing them. I am quite content with the offerings
that God has created for me, and I consider it an infringement of my rights
as a religious person to be forced to eat food created by man and not by
God.

Yours sincerely,
Sue Ellen Davis