From: Bill Lord [brak181@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 11:25 PM
To: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: re: dockets . 00N-1396 and 00D-1598

Dear Commissioner Henney-

I am writing to voice my abject terror with the proposed FDA regulations 
that won't require labels for genetically modified forms of food.  I urge 
you and the FDA to reconsider these proposals based on the simple fact that 
the people of this country and every other one for that matter should have 
the right to know what they are consuming regardless of the "economic 
hardships" it might place on the billion dollar biotech industry's profits.

By labeling  genetically modified foods you would protect not only the 
health and safety of the people but also their rights.  I know its a 
somewhat revolutionary idea to protect the citizen's individual rights from 
so-called "economic progress" and the "rights of business to make a profit", 
but I don't believe the rights of institutions not of flesh and blood should 
trump the rights of individuals, who are in fact composed of flesh and 
blood. I firmly believe the rights of the people outweigh the "rights" of a 
particular or all industries to make money despite the will and or 
well-being/health of the people.

Just once I would like to see a government agency act in the interest of the 
people over the profit mad multinational corporations and you and your 
agency could make it happen.  Please see to it that genetically modified 
food is labeled as such.  We have a right to know.

You know it,
Bill Lord
31-90 41st Street #3L
Astoria NY 11103
brak181@hotmail.com
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