From: valexplore@aol.com
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 11:08 PM
To: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: What's in your food? (FDA Dockets 00N-1396 and 00D-1598)


Dear Corporate and Government Leaders,

Genetically engineered food ingredients or crops should not be allowed on the market until: 

1) Independent safety testing demonstrates they have no harmful effects on human health or the environment, 

2) They are labeled to ensure the consumer's right-to-know, and 

3) The biotechnology corporations that manufacture them are held responsible for any harm.

I urge manufacturers to be "the first on their block" to label their foods as genetically engineered.  It's of the utmost importance to me that I know what I'm putting into my body.  


Sincerely

Valerie Traina
5555 E Briarwood Ave #2204
Littleton, Colorado 80122