The Tasty Planet Show (Food)

Dean Cycon is the founder of Dean’s Beans an all organic, fair trade and kosher supplier of beans. Dean has traveled the coffee world visiting the farmers where they live. In his book he describes the dirty business of coffee and how you can make it better.

Dean Cycon is the founder of Dean’s Beans an all organic, fair trade and kosher supplier of beans. Dean has traveled the coffee world visiting the farmers where they live. In his book he describes the dirty business of coffee and how you can make it better.

Host Scott Dick and author Mark Schapiro discuss the how the European Union’s chemical regulations help American consumers. Ironically American companies and our own federal government fight consumer protection laws.Mark discusses how the cosmetic industry is regulated by a law unchanged since 1932.Listen in!

Host of the Tasty Planet, Scott Dick, interviews investigative journalist Mark Schapiro. His new book, EXPOSED! The toxic chemistry of everyday products and what’s at stake for American power, is an explosive work that examines the connection between consumer protection, regulation and the fight among the United States and its trading partners.The US was once the leader in environmental and consumer protection enabling global trade. Now, the US lags behind even undeveloped countries in...