HFCS…Still Scary

This article was syndicated from: Laurel on Health Food

HFCS…Still Scary

High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a hot topic. After receiving more and more public backlash, The Corn Refiners Association created a new campaign and website to apparently “set the record straight” on HFCS. Have you seen the commercials where they claim it’s completely safe in small amounts? They’re downright scary…and unfortunately, very effective. I can understand why anyone would be confused about whether its truly safe or not.

Well, I just read some striking new information on The Green Fork blog today. A new study from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) found that “over 30% of products containing [HFCS] tested positive for mercury.” Oh, and the worst part is that the FDA has known about the mercury since 2005. Another study from 2005 found that almost 50% of commercial HFCS samples contained mercury.

Check out Leslie Hatfield’s article for more details on how the mercury gets into high fructose corn syrup, what the FDA knew years ago, and why we REALLY don’t want mercury in our bodies.

See also my previous post on HFCS, “Are You Made of Corn?”