From: patty/brien [pabb@i-plus.net]
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2001 11:22 AM
To: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: Docket No. 00N-1396 & Docket No. 00D-1598

It is my firm conviction that:

FDA must Require mandatory pre-market safety testing.

FDA must Require mandatory pre-market environmental review.

FDA must Require mandatory labeling of GE foods:
    Without mandatory labeling, neither consumers nor health
professionals will know if an allergic or toxic reaction was the result
of a genetically engineered food. Consumers will also be deprived of the
critical knowledge they need to hold food producers liable should any of
these novel foods prove hazardous.

This “Notification” policy is an insult to consumers, and irresponsibly
 ignores strong scientific evidence of numerous potential health and
environmental
 risks of GE foods.  These Rules  appear to be a decision made to
convenience
 industry at the expense of public health, consumer information,  and
the environment.

Sincerely,

Brien Brennan
Riner, VA 24149