From: Center for Food Safety [action@foodsafetynow.org] Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 12:34 PM To: FDA Commissioner Cc: president@whitehouse.gov; vice.president@whitehouse.gov; fdadockets@oc.fda.gov; fdadockets@oc.fda.gov Subject: Oppose the New FDA Regulations on GE Foods! FDA Commissioner Dockets Management Branch (HFA 305) Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fisher's Lane, rm. 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 RE: Docket No. 00N-1396, and 00D-1598 Dear FDA, I feel an infringement on my rights as a citizen of the United States of America and a citizen of the world when government agencies pass regulatons that allow business to effect such major changes to my food chain without the requirement of letting me know that they have done this. Maby GE foods are good or bad, no one really knows, but by passing this legislation you are taking away my rights of free choice. Sincerely, Vern Culp Vern Culp 2 Lincoln Ste. 2A SITKA, AK, 99835 CC: The President Vice President Dick Cheney FDA Dockets Management [Docket No. 00N-1396] Senator Ted Stevens Senator Frank H. Murkowski Representative Don YoungFDA Dockets Management [Docket No. 00D-1598] To the recipient -- this fax/email message has come to you via the Center for Food Safety web site -- a public tool for providing input on food safety issues. The user/site visitor had complete control over editing the content of this message. Thus, the opinions expressed in this message are not necessarily those of CFS or its parent organization, ICTA. Please contact CFS at (202)547-9359 or email office@centerforfoodsafety.org with any questions. Thank you. ___________________________________________________________________________ This letter was composed at www.foodsafetynow.org, a web site maintained by: The Center for Food Safety, 666 Pennsylvania Ave, SE, Suite 302 Washington, DC 20003 PH: (202)547-9359 Fax: (202)547-9429 Email: office@centerforfoodsafety.org web: www.centerforfoodsafety.org