Another Reason to Avoid Corn Syrup

If making one of my kids absolutely nuts wasn't enough to keep my family from corn syrup, then this study would have done it:

Study Finds High-Fructose Corn Syrup Contains Mercury

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Here are some quotes from the article:

WASHINGTON — Many common foods made using commercial
high fructose corn syrup contain mercury researchers reported on Tuesday, while
another study suggested the corn syrup itself is contaminated.

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In one study, published in the journal Environmental Health,
former Food and Drug Administration scientist Renee Dufault and colleagues
tested 20 samples of high fructose corn syrup and found detectable mercury in nine of the 20 samples.

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"We went and looked at supermarket samples where high fructose
corn syrup was the first or second ingredient on the label," he said. These 55
different foods included barbecue sauce, jam, yogurt and chocolate syrup.

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"We found about one out of three had mercury above
the detection limit," Wallinga said.

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And my favorite line:

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The Corn Refiners Association challenged the findings.