From: Natascha Corrigan [tashacorrigan@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 2:38 AM
To: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: Docket 00N-1396 & Docket 00D-1598GE testing

To Whom It May Concern:

I am writing to urge you to please consider stricter regulations on the 
testing and labelling of Genetically Engineered foods and organisms (Docket 
00N-1396 & Docket 00D-1598).  This an issue which effects Americans on the 
most basic level.  Our very health is at stake.  European countries have 
already recognized the overwhelming importance of this potental threat to 
the delicate balance of our eco-system, and have taken precautionary steps 
to ensure the safety of their citizens.  Americans deserve the same rights.

I commend the FDA for it's inclusion of a public comment period, allowing 
concerned citizens their say in this serious matter.  In nationwide polls, 
the majority of Americans wish to have their food choices properly labelled, 
indicating what exactly it is they are taking into thier bodies and being 
able to make informed desicions about thier health and diet.

It is time the public is protected rather than being unwitting gueina pigs 
in bio-tech industry experiments.  Mantatory labelling and pre-market 
long-term health testing are just the first steps in safe-guarding our 
nation's health.  The "revolving door" in which advisory commitee members 
pass through from industry to the FDA must be locked.  With Americans best 
interests in sight, we can all have a healthier future.

I thank you for your time and sincerely hope the voices of the American 
people are being heard and acknowledged.
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