From: Judith White [ocean@ffpop.kdsi.net]
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2001 10:04 PM
To: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: Logic for protecting our country from Genetic Engineering

Dear friends,

Prevention should be the theme of living life, and for the promotion of peace,
prosperity, and invincibility.

Using intelligent caution in dealing with genetic engineering is a 
wise prevention measure.

I know you want to help feed people, but there is enough knowledge 
and there are enough resources to feed people food that we know 
provides reliable nourishment.  It is a matter of reorganization of 
human delivery systems.  This is much safer than altering our world's 
gene pool.

Your proposed guidelines for Genetic Engineering are extremely 
dangerous.  We must protect ourselves.  You are the guards for the 
world.  Be wise and far-sighted.

Otherwise, in this climate of suing people, if the allergic reactions 
from GE food are found fatal or if the combined effect of all the 
changes kills people, I predict that you personally will be sued in 
the coming months or years.

But when you change the genes in plants you may never be able to 
correct the error since pollen goes unrestricted all over the world 
and damage can be irreparable.

Please be great leaders.

Thank you.