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- 1% CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED RESOLUTION NO. 2000-142 BY: COUNCILMAN THOMAS O'GRADY A RESOLUTION ENCOiJRAGING CONGRESS TO PASS HOUSE BILLS 3883 AND 3377, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE LABELING OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOODS AND THAT THE FEDERAL FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) OBTAIN INFORMATION FROM MANUFACTURERS OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOODS RELATING TO THE SAFETY OF SUCH FOODS, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, genetically engineered foods have not yet been proven safe to consumers and are not subject to testing by any federal agency; and WHEREAS, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires only that companies producing such genetically engineered foods state, on the "honor system, that such foods are safe with no further testing required; and WHEREAS, a number of bioengineers and scientists have stated that the technology of genetically engineered foods is clearly different from traditional methods and could lead to a host of undesirable health and environmental problems; and WHEREAS, such technology further has potential negative effects in genetic cross-pollination of beneficial plants, insects and other fragile ecosystems; and WHEREAS, the Congress has previously required that food additives be analyzed for their safety prior to their placement on the market, and adding new genes into a food should be considered adding a food additive, thus requiring an analysis of safety factors; and WHEREAS, there are currently pending in the U.S. House of Representatives HB 3377, which would require companies to label foods which have been genetically engineered, and HB 3883, which would require the FDA to acquire information from manufacturers of genetically engineered foods relating to the safety of such foods; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Council to express its support of HB 3377 and HB 3883, and to urge Congress to pass these two bills;