Jeff Stier

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Jeff Stier is a Senior Fellow at the National Center for Public Policy Research and directs its Risk Analysis Division.

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Analysis and Commentary

Kids Need Fruits And Veggies, Not False Alarms About Food Risks

by Jeff Stier, Henry I. Millervia Forbes
Wednesday, October 21, 2015

An article claims that “even small amounts” of the chemical BPA in food packaging can be harmful by causing “hormone disruption” in children. The FDA (which regulates such substances as “indirect food additives”) and other food safety agencies around the world have come to starkly different...

Analysis and Commentary

Whole Foods Caught With Their Thumb On The Scale And Their Hand In Your Pocket

by Henry I. Miller, Jeff Stiervia Forbes
Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Holier-than-thou Whole Foods has admitted cheating its customers by systematically overcharging in stores in California and New York. Equally dishonest are its false claims about the superiority of organic foods.

Analysis and Commentary

Stupid-Strategy Sweepstakes: Home Depot vs. Lowe’s

by Henry I. Miller, Jeff Stiervia National Review
Monday, May 11, 2015
Both of the nation’s retail hardware behemoths, Home Depot and Lowe’s, recently sold out to activists in ways that are the corporate equivalent of a dog’s putting his tail between his legs and slinking away from a bully. Home Depot announced that by the end of this year it will stop selling vinyl flooring that contains a class of chemicals called phthalates.
Analysis and Commentary

You Can't Sugarcoat Distasteful Legislation

by Henry I. Miller, Jeff Stiervia Forbes
Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Obesity is a public health time bomb in young as well as older Americans. 

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The Right Way to Fight Obesity

by Henry I. Miller, Jeff Stiervia Defining Ideas
Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Nanny-state activism will not be as effective as market-based reforms.

Analysis and Commentary

How Much of Food Activism is Nonsense? (page 8)

by Henry I. Miller, Jeff Stiervia Cato Institute
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Analysis and Commentary

Activism vs. The Rule of Law

by Henry I. Miller, Jeff Stiervia Defining Ideas (Hoover Institution)
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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Activism vs. The Rule of Law

by Henry I. Miller, Jeff Stiervia Defining Ideas
Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Why is the Obama administration turning a blind eye to criminal activity? Simple: Politics.

Analysis and Commentary

Free Market Has Real Solutions to Obesity Crisis

by Henry I. Miller, Jeff Stiervia Washington Examiner
Monday, May 20, 2013
Analysis and Commentary

Ideologically Contaminated Produce Shopper's Guide Undermines Health

by Jeff Stier, Henry I. Millervia Huffington Post
Friday, May 3, 2013

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