From: John SomdeCerff [newworldman@primary.net]
Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2001 9:11 AM
To: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: Dockets 00N-1396 and 00D-1598

Dear Gentlemen;

    I am VERY disappointed that your proposed new rules don't require
labeling of GM foods.  As a consumer, I have the right to know what's in
the food I'm buying.  Free enterprise can't work if the truth is
obscured.
    Stop catering to the big corporations, and start serving the public
that pays your salaries.  A wide variety of polls show that anywhere
from 80-95% of Americans want mandatory labeling and safety testing of
all GM foods and ingredients.  The public has spoken.
    Thanks in advance for changing your proposed rules to reflect what a
democratic society expects and deserves.

    John  SomdeCerff, PE