New Study Finds Much High Fructose Corn Syrup Contaminated With Mercury

Thanks for the information, but I can't worry about all the things being wrong or bad with our food stuffs. After a while, I wouldn't know what to eat! I do use corn syrup but I think for now on I'll cut down on it or like you said, use more honey.

Sorry, I don't mean to rain on your parade, but this just doesn't hold enough true facts to worry about. I agree that HFCS can be dangerous to your health, but read that article carefully. It states that a "detectable amount" of mercury was found in... what was it? One out of three products and then it goes to to state that "in 2005, 90 percent of chlorine production was mercury-free" and that only four plants in the US (out of how many?) still rely on mercury cell technology." (The clincher? Senator Obama introduced legislation against using mercury technology. How convenient to find that fact.) Ok... do you eat fish? Shrimp? Oysters? Any seafood? Watch out for mercury. Do you use the new CFS light bulbs? Never, ever break one, because they have mercury in them. And so on...

That's scary Janet! I do ear corns and till now thought it to be quite healthy. This is an eyeopener. I can only hope that HFCS gets proper message. I heard that let alone mercury it is also bad!!

I just actually did a long article for Associated Content about High Fructose Corn Syrup in general and also had a small section mentioning about the mercury aspect...it seems in some vats where the HFCS is processed they use the mercury....WTF for I don't know. The scarier part is that this HFCS is in practically everything, even foods you don't expect it to be in, like Wheat Thins, Campbell's Tomato soup, Salad Dressings and of course ketchup. I recently threw away my ketchup and managed to find an organic ketchup that has no HFCS...I'm beginning to become a lot more conscious of what I'm buying now and read ingredient labels like crazy

Phew...nanajanet...where does it stop? I do use Corn Syrup..it is one of the ingredients in my son's favourite "Pecan" tarts! And now, I find out I am poisoning him! Where does one sort out what is safe & what is not, these days? Spend all one's time on the internet researching? Guess we'll all have to resort back to the olden days..we grew sugar beets & made our syrup out of them! It seems like there is "toxic" news like this weekly! But thanks for the heads up...I printed the article, and am passing it on to family & friends!

That's an amazing find! I was reading that a lot of parents are blaming this for the rise in autistc children! This could certainly be the cause of many illnesses and problems among our children today! Corn syrup is used in almost everything sweet! Interesting dicussion yet again nanajanet!

Like other grains, corn is a high-carbohydrate, high-fiber food. Eighty-one percent of the solid material in the corn kernel consists of sugars, starch, and dietary fiber, including insoluble cellulose and non-carbohydrate ligning in the seed covering and soluble pectins and gums in the kernel.* Corn has small amounts of vitamin A, the B vitamin folate, and vitamin C. I guess the only ones with the mercury content is the corn syrup. I have never tasted a corn syrup yet. I guess the mixture they used to make the syrup contained the mercury that was detected on it. I guess we just have to stay aware of what we eat around us and be aware also of factors or news concerning our health.

omg, if we could only go back to making and growing our own food and drink things. everything we consume these days seems we find out sooner or later its bad in some way.

Our main food is product of corn.In lunch and dinner we eat rice and curry.In breakfast we eat rolled bread with curry.We also eat various type of cakes.These all are corn products.It's not possible for us to change our food habit.From Pakistan to Japan the main foods are product of corn.Then it's almost a global problem.I think in your site there is no remedy of this problem.However I shall visit that site.Thank you.