From: Dr. Richard J. Rogachevsky [eastwest@hula.net]
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 10:45 PM
To: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: "Docket 00N-1396 & Docket 00D-1598" in the Subject line

RE: "Docket 00N-1396 & Docket 00D-1598" in the Subject line

It is my opinion that:

The FDA must require mandatory pre-market comprehensive
> >   environmental review. Unlike conventional pollutants,
> >   where a given amount of pollutant causes a limited amount
> >   of damage, a small number of mutant genes could have a
> >   population explosion and reproduce forever, causing
> >   unlimited and irreparable damage.
> >
> >* The FDA must require mandatory pre-market long-term health
> >   testing. GE products could be toxic, cause allergic
> >   responses, have lower nutritional value, and compromise
> >   immune responses in consumers.
> >
> >* The FDA must require mandatory labeling of GE products.
> >   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
> >   would be deprived of the critical knowledge needed to hold
> >   food producers liable should any of these novel products
> >   be hazardous.