From: saniel2@home.com
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 2:46 AM
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.

The notion that bioengineered foods should not be distinguished from natural food products is, to me, an appalling example of the degree our governmental watchdog agencies are being held hostage by private interests that do not have the public's best interest at heart. To put it extremely mildly!


Sincerely

Saniel Bonder
68 Maywood Way
San Rafael, California 94901