As the president of www.annieappleseedproject.org for people with cancer,I am writing to express our disappointment at the FDA's draft "Guidance for Industry: Recommendations for the Early Food Safety Evaluation of New Non-Pesticidal Proteins Produced by New Plant Varieties Intended for Food Use." The proposed safety evaluation is NOT good enough. It does not include testing that sane, rational people with cancer can be comfortable with. Many aspects are missing. We are sure you have heard complaints about that. We consider natural food to be a very important resource for healing the body. Studies in the past have shown failure to thrive, dangerous cross-over to non GM crops and much more. Please err on the SIDE of safety. It is better to make sure than to be very sorry afterwards. The FDA should be devising rules and procedures to STOP contamination of the food supply with experimental transgenic proteins, not give rubber stamp approval to such contamination when it occurs. Finally, we urge the FDA to replace its current non-rigorous "voluntary consultation" process with a mandatory, science-based review process designed to ensure food safety rather than, as at present, "enhance public confidence" in inadequately tested and potentially hazardous GE foods. Thank you. Ann Fonfa, President The Annie Appleseed Project Remember we are NOT Doctors and have NO medical training. This site is like an Encylopedia - there are many pages, many links on many topics. Support our work with any size DONATION - see left side of any page - for how to donate. You can help raise awareness of CAM.