From: Matthew R Vail [matt_vail@juno.com]
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 8:41 PM
To: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: Docket 00N-1396 & Docket 00D-1958

To whom it may concern,

It is your duty as government officials to protect the people, as well as
the environment, of the United States of America. You should be
absolutely ashamed that you haven't taken the most extreme measure to
ensure the safety of the food we eat. It is not worth the risk to ignore
the possible consequences (however small the chances of occurrence may
be). It is my right to live a healthy and prosperous life, and your
responsibility to ensure this. John Locke wrote that the people lend the
government their power and their rights so that the government can
protect them. In failure to do so, the people have every right to take
the power back. I believe these statements to be extremely relevant to
the situation. Again, it is your duty to protect the people, and the
environment of the United States.

Matthew R. Vail