From: philipblagg@bigplanet.com
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 10:41 PM
To: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: Genetically Modified Food Safety

To Whom it may concern,

I find it reprehensible for the FDA to shirk its responsibility and accountability regarding the testing and labeling of genetically modified foods.

The implications are too enormous to ignore sound practices requiring valid research to prove safety before release of unknown organisms.

We citizens demand service and representation that protects our interests ahead of business profits.

We are entitled to be informed through proper labeling if we are exposed to health risks we will not tolerate. To prohibit voluntary labeling of non-modified foods is pandering to special interests to a degree that is deplorable.

I ask for a response from an identifiable individual to explain the FDA's justification for such callous disregard for consumer safety.

Reply to:

Philip Blagg
Box 260036
Jarbidge, NV 89826
775-488-2379
philipblagg@bigplanet.com