From: Center for Food Safety [action@foodsafetynow.org]
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 9:08 AM
To: FDA Commissioner
Cc: president@whitehouse.gov; vice.president@whitehouse.gov;
fdadockets@oc.fda.gov; fdadockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: Oppose the FDAs New Regulations on GE Foods!!

FDA Commissioner Jane Henney
Dockets Management Branch (HFA 305)
Food and Drug Administration
5630 Fisher's Lane, rm. 1061
Rockville, MD 20852

RE: Docket No. 00N-1396, and 00D-1598

Dear Ms. Henney,
 
I am supportive of your new policies on genetically engineered (GE)foods. 
 Your agency has required thorough safety testing and refused unecessary 
mandatory labeling for GE foods. Your “notification” policy is right on 
target, and responsibly adhere to strong scientific evidence of numerous 
potential health and environmental benefits to GE foods. These foods are 
not toxic, have not been shown to cause allergic responses, have normal 
nutrition value, have a positive impact on the environment by reduced use 
of pesticides. 

I am also greatly supportive of your new “voluntary labeling” policy, 
which could give consumers a basic right to know. Mandatory labeling, is 
neither clear nor informative to the consumer. Consumers already can avoid 
bio-engineered food by purchasing organic items.

Your proposed rules give weight to concerns, and appear to be a decision 
made with scientific vigor. I trust you will take my support along with 
the thousands of others into serious consideration.


Sincerely,

David B G Nicholl

David Nicholl
3204-3 Stonesthrow Lane
Durham, NC, 27713

CC: 
The President
Vice President Dick Cheney
FDA Dockets Management [Docket No. 00N-1396]
Senator Jesse Helms
Senator John Edwards
Representative David E. PriceFDA Dockets Management [Docket No. 00D-1598]


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