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Mercury Alert - New Study Finds Contamination in Much High Fructose Corn Syrup,
One-Third of Foods & Beverages Tested
by Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy*
January 30, 2009
"It could be a significant additional source of mercury never before
considered. We are calling for immediate changes by industry and the FDA to
help stop this avoidable mercury contamination of the food supply."
Mercury was found in nearly 50 percent of tested samples of commercial high
fructose corn syrup (HFCS), according to a new article published Jan 26 in the
scientific journal, Environmental Health [Full text available free at
www.ehjournal.net/content/8/1/2].
A separate study by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)
detected mercury in nearly one-third of 55 popular brand name food and beverage
products where HFCS is the first or second highest labeled ingredient,
including products by Quaker, Hershey's, Kraft and Smucker's.
HFCS use has skyrocketed in recent decades as the sweetener has replaced sugar
in many processed foods. HFCS is found in sweetened beverages, breads, cereals,
breakfast bars, lunch meats, yogurts, soups and condiments.
On average, Americans consume about 12 teaspoons per day of HFCS. Consumption
by teenagers and other high consumers can be up to 80 percent above average
levels.
"Mercury is toxic in all its forms," said IATP's David Wallinga, MD, a
co-author in both studies. "Given how much high fructose corn syrup is consumed
by children, it could be a significant additional source of mercury never
before considered. We are calling for immediate changes by industry and the FDA
to help stop this avoidable mercury contamination of the food supply."
In the Environmental Health article, Dufault et al. found detectable levels of
mercury in nine of 20 samples of commercial HFCS.
Dufault was working at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration when the tests
were done in 2005. She and co-authors conclude that possible mercury
contamination of food chemicals like HFCS was not common knowledge within the
food industry that frequently uses the sweetener. While the FDA had evidence
that commercial HFCS was contaminated with mercury four years ago, the agency
did not inform consumers, help change industry practice or conduct additional
testing.
For its report <http://www.healthobservatory.org/library.cfm?refid=105026>
"Not So Sweet: Missing Mercury and High Fructose Corn Syrup," IATP sent 55
brand-name foods and beverages containing HFCS as the first or second
ingredient to a commercial laboratory to be tested for total mercury. Nearly
one in three products tested contained detectable mercury. Mercury was most
prevalent in HFCS containing dairy products, followed by dressings and
condiments. Attached is the summary list of the 55 products and their total
mercury content. [See pp. 19 & 20.]
In making HFCS, caustic soda is used, among other things, to separate corn
starch from the corn kernel.
For decades, HFCS has been made using mercury-grade caustic soda produced in
industrial chlorine (chlor-alkali) plants. The use of mercury cells to produce
caustic soda can contaminate caustic soda, and ultimately HFCS, with mercury.
"The bad news is that nobody knows whether or not their soda or snack food
contains HFCS made from ingredients like caustic soda contaminated with
mercury," said Dr. Wallinga. "The good news is that mercury-free HFCS
ingredients exist. Food companies just need a good push to only use those
ingredients."
While most chlorine plants around the world have switched to newer, cleaner
technologies, many still rely on the use of mercury cells. In 2005, 90 percent
of chlorine production was mercury-free, but just 40 percent of European
production was mercury-free. Four U.S. chlor-alkali plants still rely on
mercury cell technology.
In 2007, then-Senator Barack Obama introduced legislation to force the
remaining chlor-alkali plants to phase out mercury cell technology by 2012.
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* The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (www.iatp.org
<http://www.iatp.org/> ) “works locally and globally at the intersection of
policy and practice to ensure fair and sustainable food, farm and trade
systems.”
HFCS is bad chit, Your body cannot process this SUgar so IT is stored as body
fat that causes obesity, heart disease & diabetes, also causes Uric Acid to
form in Your body till You become Hyperuricemic & this leads to arthritis &
PAIN. If You goto to sleep at night n wake UP with a throbbing back acke-this
is uric acid cause IT always pools to the lowest place in Your body-thru the
day tis the toe AKA gout. All You need to do is STOP eating all foods with
HFCS, cept this toxinis now a proven source of mercury which I believe cause
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I learned a lot a little too late,Donut learn as I did. Take care & beware,FTG
The sun shineth upon the dunghill & isnt corrupted. We fear things in
proportion to our ignorance of them. Confutatis maledictis, flammis acribus
addictis
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