Helping Companies Make "What People Want to Eat”- Dr. John Stanton

Episode #6 - Dr. Stanton has been interviewed on CNN, the Today Show, and NBC Nightly News for his notable career in the food industry of over 25 years. Today he’s elaborating on his role he played in the documentary “Sustainable.”

Summary

On this episode of Agrihood Radio we’re getting a dose of priceless insight from Dr. John Stanton from St. Joseph’s University.

Dr. Stanton has been featured in the popular documentary “Sustainable.”

He has also appeared on national media outlets such as CNN, The Today Show, NBC Nightly News and has been quoted in Forbes, Fortune, Brand Week, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, among many other media outlets.

He is here today to share some insight and knowledge and answer some questions that we may have about the world of Industrial Agriculture.

Dr. Stanton says giving people choices is important, and providing the proper information is key so individuals can make intelligent decisions.

Consuming healthy food is vital. In this interview we take a close look at some of the foods we are consuming that could have adverse effects. Foods like luncheon meats that have been proven to have nitrosamines in them.

We also have a look at how commercial U.S. dairy cows are often given hormones the FDA has cleared as being safe, yet these same hormones have been banned in Canada, Europe and Japan and many other countries who do not allow it.

This is the conversation I would like people to be aware of he explains. So if you are eating processed foods on a regular basis, now you know there is a good chance there are going to be preservatives and some controversy surrounding it. When you go to eat that cow with growth hormones, you know that drug is banned in certain countries, that it is a decision on you. But now you have the information to make your decision accordingly. 

Dr. Stanton gives his take on all of this and says we need to make it clear that when other countries ban things, sometimes it’s called non-tariff barriers to entry. So if we look at Europe and GMOs, they were against all GMOs until they started producing some of their own and then it wasn’t quite as bad.

This interview is sure to get you thinking about how your day to day habits that are shaping your future. 

Enjoy our discussion!