Monday, February 16, 2009

Another Reason to Avoid High-Fructose Corn Syrup: Mercury

The Washington Post reported a few weeks ago, Study Finds High-Fructose Corn Syrup Contains Mercury. "Almost half of tested samples of commercial high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) contained mercury, which was also found in nearly a third of 55 popular brand-name food and beverage products where HFCS is the first- or second-highest labeled ingredient, according to two new U.S. studies."

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