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January 27, 2009

Concerns of Mercury In Corn Syrup »

Two US studies demonstrated trace amounts of mercury in high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). For many years HFCS has been produced by using a caustic mercury-containing soda to separate the corn starch (which goes to make the syrup) from the corn kernel. Although many modern plants employ mercury-free technology, there are four US plants that still use mercury. A 2008 study looked at 55 popular branded (including Hershey’s, Quaker, Smucker’s and Kraft) foods and drinks where HFCS is the first or second highest labelled ingredient. Nearly one-third of them contained trace amounts of mercury. In 2007, then Senator Barack Obama brought forth legislation to make production facilities phase out mercury technology by 2012. Learn more about mercury toxicity.

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Posted by Steven / January 27, 2009 10:04 pm / Permalink / Comments (6) / Trackbacks (0)