From: Michael Funk [mikefunkpa_c@yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2001 11:37 AM
To: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: re: Docket 00N-1396 & Docket 00D-1598


> Dear sirs:
> Thank you for accepting public opinion on this
> topic.
> I practice medicine as a Physician Assistant. As
> such,
> I am acutely aware of what can happen when we act
> with
> out having enough experience or knowledge. The
> current
> concern over antibiotic resistant bacteria is one
> example.
> What I am affraid of is that we may be creating
> another even more dangerous situation with the
> release
> of organisms with no controls, natural or
> manufactured. Responsibility to the public health
> and
> well being requires extraordinary prudence regarding
> genetic engineering. At this point we simply do not
> have enough information or experience with these
> organisms to allow their use. 
> Please, at the very least, require all producers who
> use these organisms in their products to clearly
> identify that fact, so that as consumers we have the
> information to make informed choices.
> Thank you for your consideration of this most
> important matter. Our future depends on making the
> right decisions.
> Sincerely,
> Michael L. Funk PA-c, MPH
> 5638 Dewberry Way
> West Palm Beach, FL. 33415
> 
> mikefunkpa_c@yahoo.com
> 
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