He's spotted a 'growing danger of disproportionate risk aversion creeping into decisionmaking', with people jumpy over what they see as regulators' 'zero tolerance of error' - often applied with hindsight.

Among a wide variety of health risks, farm workers may bear a disproportionate risk of exposure to such obesogens.

The ever-increasing amounts of hazardous waste being shipped to developing countries increases the disproportionate risk that the people in these nations face.