Precaution Without Principle (Forbes.com)
By Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H., and Henry I. Miller
Publish Date : Wednesday, May 5, 2010
By Drs. Elizabeth Whelan and Henry I. Miller. A proposal by Sens. Dianne Feinstein, Chuck Schumer and Edward Markey to ban the chemical bisphenol-A from food and drink containers has more to do with public relations than public health.   Read Full >>

The Government and the Food Safety Modernization Act (Townhall)
By Jeff Stier, Esq.
Type : Articles
Publish Date : Monday, May 3, 2010
By Jeff Stier. The Food Safety Modernization Act enjoys the rare distinction of having broad bipartisan support, but is at risk of being derailed by a misguided and unnecessary amendment to ban something that does not pose a real threat: bisphenol A (BPA).  Read Full >>

On Earth Day, praise BPA (The Daily Caller)
By Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H.
Type : Articles
Publish Date : Thursday, April 22, 2010
By Dr. Elizabeth Whelan. In the 40 years since the first Earth Day, the “Green Movement” has migrated far beyond the prevention of polluted lakes and streams and emissions from coal-burning plants to take on scientifically-shakier targets: allegedly harmful substances in food and consumer products.   Read Full >>

Stimulus Spending Meets Bad Ideas (Washington Examiner)
By Jeff Stier, Esq.
Type : Articles
Publish Date : Tuesday, April 20, 2010
By Jeff Stier. It used to be that when the Federal government wanted to encourage states and cities to adhere to certain policies, they'd offer grants with strings attached. Today, however, all pretenses are out the window, and the Obama administration is taking taxpayer money and sending it directly to local governments and non-profits to lobby on behalf of nanny-state policies  Read Full >>

Activists Seek to Derail Agriculture (from Forbes.com)
Banning a widely used herbicide would set a dangerous precedent.
By Jeff Stier, Esq.
Type : Editorial
Publish Date : Friday, April 2, 2010
By Jeff Stier.  A lawsuit in the "judicial hellhole" that is Madison County, Ill., against the makers of the world's most widely used herbicide threatens to undermine our way of evaluating risks in this country...  Read Full >>