Mercury found in Corn Syrup

In a new study published Monday in the scientific journalEnvironmental Health, mercury was found in nearly 50 percent of testedsamples of commercial high fructose corn syrup. The news is disturbinggiven that this ingredient is present in a large portion of processedAmerican foods. According to David Wallinga, M.D., co-author of thestudy, "Given how much high fructose corn syrup is consumed bychildren, it could be a significant additional source of mercury neverbefore considered. We are calling for immediate changes by industryand the FDA to help stop this avoidable mercury contamination of thefood supply." A separate study by the Institute for Agriculture andTrade Policy detected mercury in nearly one-third of 55 popularbrand-name food and beverage products where high fructose corn syrupis the first or second highest labeled ingredient-including productsby Quaker, Hershey's, Kraft and Smucker's.
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