581: What's Happening To Our Food? Pharma Crops, GRAS, And The Truth About Labels With Dr. Sina McCullough

Wise Traditions

Weston A. Price Foundation

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

In Part 2 of this conversation, Dr. Sina McCullough returns to unpack what may be one of the most overlooked—and unsettling—developments in our food system.

She introduces the concept of "pharma crops"—foods like corn, rice, and lettuce that are being genetically engineered to produce pharmaceutical compounds, including vaccines. While this technology has been in development for decades, Sina explains why its potential entry into the food supply raises serious questions about safety, transparency, and control.

We also explore the gaps in regulation—how these crops are tested (or not), what happens when contamination occurs, and why consumers are often left in the dark. Sina walks us through the "GRAS" loophole—"generally recognized as safe"—and how thousands of chemicals have entered our food supply without meaningful oversight.

From there, we take a closer look at what's actually in our food today… why labels like "gluten-free" can be misleading… and how processed foods dominate the modern diet.

Finally, Sina brings it back to the individual—offering a grounded and empowering perspective on how to navigate all of this without fear. She shares simple but powerful steps for becoming a more informed consumer and reconnecting with your body's own wisdom.

This episode is both eye-opening and empowering—a call to look more closely at what we eat, how it's produced, and the choices we make every day.

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0:00.0	I would suspect there's some sort of contamination that's already occurred.
0:03.7	And what we learned from the Starlink contamination, that was back in 2000.
0:09.0	Okay.
0:09.4	And for those who aren't aware, Starlink was a variety of yellow corn that was genetically modified
0:14.7	to express a protein that acts like a pesticide.
0:17.4	And it was approved for use in animal feed and biofuels in 1998, not for human consumption.
0:24.4	But in 2000, Starlinked corn turned up in corn shells and chips and cornbread.
0:30.1	It actually contaminated 50% of that year's corn harvest, even though it was only planted in 0.5% of U.S. corn acres.
0:43.0	So half a percentage of the corn planted on the acres planted in the U.S.
0:49.3	was this starling corn, and it contaminated 50% of the corn harvest. So what happened was nationwide, we had recalls of
0:57.4	over 300 products. I mean, it was upward of $300 million that were lost. People got sick.
1:03.4	And it's off the market now. So starling corn is off the market, but the EPA itself does lab test, and they said that you can still sometimes find
1:14.4	positive test results.
1:21.6	From the Weston A. Price Foundation, welcome to the Wise Traditions podcast for Wise Traditions
1:27.4	in Food, Farming,
1:28.9	and the Healing Arts. We are your source for scientific knowledge and traditional wisdom to help you
1:34.0	achieve optimal health. And now here is our host and producer, Kendall Nelson.
1:45.6	Welcome to the Wise Traditions podcast.
1:48.8	What if some of the biggest threats to our health are not always obvious?
1:52.9	What if they're hidden in labels we trust, chemicals we rarely question, and policies that
1:58.9	quietly shape what ends up on our plates? And what if the most
2:02.7	powerful response is not fear, but inform choices and personal responsibility? This is episode
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