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This money, which Stare says totals about $10,000 a year (a quarter of his University salary of $40,000), is the most controversial he handles: consumer advocates criticized these ties after his report to a Senate subcommittee in 1971 calling breakfast cereals "good foods" because they contain less saturated fat and cholesterol than other breakfast foods...
...fact, Stare does not jump at the chance to reveal his work for Kellogg and Nabisco. In the interview early last week he said he accepts no consulting fees and that he had received only travel expenses for his appearance before the Senate committee. When queried later in the week about the two retainers, Stare explained that he sees retainers as different from consulting fees; the latter are one-time payments, not a supplementary salary, he said. While he technically may not have accepted a fee for testifying at the hearings on behalf of Kellogg and Nabisco...
Almost as controversial as these payments are Stare's fund raising methods, which have unquestionably made him the best fund raiser on the School of Public Health's faculty. In his attempts to get corporate grants, Stare said, he tells companies seeking more than a small bit of advice, "very bluntly, 'You know, I get so damn many requests for advice and consultation that I can only really devote my time to those companies that are willing to help our department. Now, if you'd like to make an initial gift of $1000, I'll be glad to talk with...
Sometimes, Stare said, he will tell companies asking him to appear at congressional or executive branch hearings that he is willing to do so if they send their fee for testifying--which he says he would never accept personally--to the department...
...Stare's quid pro quo works the other way, too. If a company that has given funds to the department--and he cites Kellogg as one such corporation--requests his time, he will not seek a consulting fee for the department. "The companies that help support the department, I am perfectly willing to try to help them when I can do so in all honesty and without asking for any extra fees. I mean, after all, if a company is giving you $10,000 or $15,000, why try to get a few more pennies out of them...