From: Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 8:36 AM To: Subject: What's
in your food? (FDA Dockets 00N-1396 and 00D-1598) Dear Corporate
and Government Leaders, Neither government nor industry is
protecting Americans from the risks posed to human health and
the environment by genetically engineered (GE) foods. The Food
and Drug Administration's "new" policy on GE foods (proposed
January 18, 2001) continues to let the biotech industry regulate
itself; it fails to require the long-term, pre-market safety
testing demanded by independent experts. The "voluntary
labeling" guidelines are a wholly inadequate response to the
overwhelming public support for mandatory labeling of
genetically engineered foods. Therefore, I urge you to keep all
genetically engineered ingredients and crops off the market
unless: 1) Independent safety testing demonstrates they have no
harmful effects on human health or the environment, 2) They are
labeled to ensure the consumer's right-to-know, and 3) The
biotechnology corporations that manufacture