Well... I have to say, this is not surprising. High Fructose Corn Syrup and our disgusting corn industry is already a known known in making us fat, less healthy, and killing American agriculture... now we can add mercury poisoning. Go BIG CORN!
Janet at The Ethicurean has the news:
That much-debated sweetener, high-fructose corn syrup, is going to need more than a pricey PR campaign to fix this one.
After one set of scientists found mercury — yes, everyone’s favorite brain-impairing element — in almost half of commercial HFCS, another bunch of scientists decided to get specific and tested 55 common consumer products that use HFCS. And guess what? Almost a third of them contain mercury.
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At the top of the list: Quaker Oatmeal to Go, Jack Daniel’s Barbecue Sauce from Heinz, Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup, Kraft Original Barbecue Sauce, and Nutri-Grain Strawberry Cereal Bars. Oy!