mercury found in hfcs

[chefkate]

my chiro just sent this in their monthly newsletter
not sure of the source, but it just reaffirms that clean-eating is best!

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Mercury found in high fructose corn syrup

Much of the high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in processed foods is tainted with the toxic metal mercury. Mercury was found in nearly 50% of tested samples of commercial HFCS. According to David Wallinga, M.D., co-author of the study, "We are calling for immediate changes by industry and the FDA to help stop this avoidable mercury contamination of the food supply." Another study by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy detected mercury in nearly one-third of 55 popular brand-name food and beverage products including:



. Quaker Oatmeal to Go bars
. Jack Daniel's Barbecue Sauce
. Hershey's Chocolate Syrup
. Kraft Original Barbecue Sauce
. Nutri-Grain Strawberry Cereal Bars
. Manwich Gold Sloppy Joe
. Market Pantry Grape Jelly
. Smucker's Strawberry Jelly
. Pop-Tarts Frosted Blueberry
. Hunt's Tomato Ketchup
. Coca-Cola Classic: no mercury found on a second test
. Yoplait Strawberry Yogurt
. Minute Maid Berry Punch
. Yoo-hoo Chocolate Drink
. Nesquik Chocolate Milk
. Kemps Fat Free Chocolate Milk

 

[MAYNARDSMOM]

Scary stuff. Yet another reason to eat clean! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Gayle]

A bunch of CF affiliates posted about this recently. Here's an article from the Washington Post with some sources. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/26/AR2009012601831.html

I can't comment on how biased/unbiased the study was, but I've always been a member of the "HFCS is Evil Club" anyway.

I wonder how the Corn Refiners Association will work this into their commercials. "Don't be silly honey, mercury in moderation is just fine for you!"

 

[chefkate]

A bunch of CF affiliates posted about this recently. Here's an article from the Washington Post with some sources. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/26/AR2009012601831.html

I can't comment on how biased/unbiased the study was, but I've always been a member of the "HFCS is Evil Club" anyway.

I wonder how the Corn Refiners Association will work this into their commercials. "Don't be silly honey, mercury in moderation is just fine for you!"

thanks for your link, gayle.
lol at the cra comment!

 

[hiitdogs]

I wonder how the Corn Refiners Association will work this into their commercials. "Don't be silly honey, mercury in moderation is just fine for you!"

ROTFL! I am sure it will be something to that effect, if not another study that shows that we are deficient in mercury anyway

 

[Fitnessfreakk366]

"Don't be silly honey, mercury in moderation is just fine for you!"

LMAO! Those commercials so get on my nerves. How misleading to their viewers, you now? Those commercials are unbelievable.

 

[kathryn]

"Don't be silly honey, mercury in moderation is just fine for you!"

And it will save us the cost of yet another thermometer!

 

[story1267]

*SOBS* Not my Hershey's Syrup!!! Nooooooooooooo!