Category: Risk Analysis

Ban Flavored E-cigarettes?

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Cities and states around the country are considering banning the sale of flavored e-cigarettes. The city of Minneapolis, for instance, is considering legislation on the issue this week. In my letter to the bill’s sponsors I explain why doing so ...
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Obama Administration Set to Ban Artificial Trans-Fats as Soon as Monday

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National Center for Public Policy Research Risk Analysis Director Calls the Expected Ban a "Horrible Idea" Washington, D.C. - The Food and Drug Administration is expected to announce a ban on artificial trans-fats as soon as Monday, a move National ...
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What Do Corky the Orca and Hercules the Chimpanzee Have in Common?

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What do Corky the orca and Hercules the chimpanzee have in common? You’ll have to read my op-ed in today’s San Diego Union-Tribune. In the piece, I explain how current legal developments that will play out over the next weeks ...
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Fast Food Giant McDonald’s is Pressured to Promote Sound Science Regarding Food Safety and Potential of GMOs

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National Center for Public Policy Research Presents Shareholder Resolution Saying Corporate America Faces Grave Risks if it Disengages from Food Safety Debate Nation's Leading Burger Chain Deflects Responsibility - Suggests Government, Not Private Sector, Should Educate Consumers About Food and ...
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New York Times Columnist, Nanny State Foodie War-Monger

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Imagine that. A New York Times columnist is a self-proclaimed leader of the left-wing politicization of food. In Forbesbook review together with Julie Kelly, we explain how Mark Bittman is the foodie version of a war-monger. “There’s a war here,” the New ...
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RAD Calls Out Caving Corporations

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“More Saving. More Doing.” That’s the Home Depot slogan. But after reading this NRO op-ed I co-authored with the Hoover Institution’s Dr. Henry I. Miller, you might think it should be, “More Caving. Less Flooring.” And of course, Lowe’s, “Never ...
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National Center for Public Policy Research Urges Coca-Cola to Conduct Public Education Campaign About Safety of GMOs

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As Celebrities Such as Dr. Oz and Self-Appointed Food Police Such as the "Food Babe" Sow Discord over GMOs, Science Shows GMOs are Safe Big Business Has Moral Obligation to Take Truth to the Public Coca-Cola CEO Recognizes and Applauds ...
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Goal: Reduce Harm from Tobacco Use; Jeff Stier to Speak at Smoke-Free Alternatives Trade Association 2015 Annual Conference

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Washington, D.C. - Jeff Stier, senior fellow at the National Center for Public Policy Research, will give a talk on "Making Policy Decisions" at the Smoke-Free Alternatives Trade Association's (SFATA) 2015 annual conference, "Revolution to Evolution: Next Steps for the ...
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Celebrity Chef Tom Colicchio Divides Us Between Red Plates and Blue Plates

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In a National Review piece just out today, food writer Julie Kelly and I review the divisive activism of celebrity chef and MSNBC food correspondent Tom Colicchio. We write that, If you’re looking for practical dinner advice, look elsewhere. I’m confident that ...
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Upset with Ringling Bros. for Taking Elephants out of the Circus? Blame PETA Instead

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In an op-ed for USA Today, I remind readers that radical animal rights activists are to blame for the loss of elephants in the Ringling Bros. circus. For all the families who have yet to take their children to a Ringling ...
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