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"Of course, producers and retailers in the United States avoid labeling food as genetically modified, because they do not want to scare away consumers who have been riled up by anti-GM activists such as Jeffrey M. Smith (see, e.g., The New York Times).[3]" is a political statement, not one of fact. These sorts of statements makes Wikipedia a second class source of information. Opinion and fact are two different things. Just because you can quote an opinion does not turn it into fact. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.171.17.134 ( talk) 00:19, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
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"Of course, producers and retailers in the United States avoid labeling food as genetically modified, because they do not want to scare away consumers who have been riled up by anti-GM activists such as Jeffrey M. Smith (see, e.g., The New York Times).[3]" is a political statement, not one of fact. These sorts of statements makes Wikipedia a second class source of information. Opinion and fact are two different things. Just because you can quote an opinion does not turn it into fact. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.171.17.134 ( talk) 00:19, 4 May 2015 (UTC)