Talk:Transgenic maize
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I removed the link to http://www.rense.com/general40/GMcropsfailing.htm as a reference to removal of Bt 176 from the market as this site didn't seem to be credible. The report referred to was from Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace which are not known for their NPOV. In addition, the information on the Wikipedia page stated that Bt 176 was withdrawn from the market after review by "competent authorities" in the U.S. This was a quote from the web page referred to and gave no indication who the "competent authorities" or why they chose to withdraw Bt 176 from the market.
I found information from the E.P.A. about the withdrawl of Bt 176 from the market and added that as a reference. I also gave information about why it was voluntarilly withdrawn.
I removed this sentence from the end of the Starlink controversy section because it fails NPOV:
"There have never been any adequately controlled studies to determine whether StarLink actually poses any greater risk of allergic reaction than ordinary varieties of corn."
The word 'adequately' clearly makes this statement one of opinion. If a similar statement is to be reinstated it must attribute this claim to the specific organization (regulatory body or consumer advocacy group probably) or expert that made it. An external link next to the sentence (rather than listed below) would be helpful as well. --AAMiller 29 June 2005 14:26 (UTC)
Sorry I didn't explain my last change better, I had written something but forgot to save the change. The following phrase is the one in question:
Corn sent by the UN and the US as help to Central American nations was also found to contain a large percentage of StarLink corn.
I had changed "large percentage" to "some", and in the summary I asked for a citation. The anonymous editor changed "some" back to "large amount". I will assume this was an honest attempt to correct the problem. However, I did not say that I thought a citation was needed just because the word "percentage" was used. Rather, the word "large" is what I was concerned with. "Large" is subject to interpretation, and somewhat loaded. It could mean more than half to some, or half of a percent to others. This statement is far from being the only one in Wikipedia that needs a citation, and for that reason the qualitative information can stay. However, I will not condone the use of a Weasel word to make it sound quantitative. If a hard figure cannot be cited, then it must suffice to say that "some" of the starlink corn was present. Again, sorry I failed to save my explaination the first time. --AAMiller 02:44, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Supersweet varieties
Why not include supersweet varieties in this article?
I removed Yamamoto Ichiro's link again, not for lack of relevance but because it is improperly formatted and placed in the article. I'm not educated on the subject enough to tell, but if it's a proper reference or link, then it needs to be placed in the article as a reference or working link, not pasted in the middle of the article. Thanks! -- Syd 17:56, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
