From: Scott Crawford [crawfordscot@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 11:21 PM
To: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: Genetic Engineered food rules



Dear Commissioner Jane Henney,

The proposed 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.

Labeling GE foods would protect the public from
potential health effects that could only be traced if
GE foods can be identified. By refusing to require
both labeling and mandatory safety testing of foods,
the FDA puts consumer's health at risk, and ignores
the recommendations of the Biotechnology Consultative
Forum, who in December urged the US to require
mandatory labeling of GE foods.

I urge you to reconsider this proposal and 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.
Thank you for reading.

Sincerely,
Scott Crawford


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