Jesus.
Just when you thought high-fructose corn syrup could not get any more evil, a study has just proven that it might contain mercury. From a study that tested foods where HFCS is the first or second highest ingredient, almost half of the samples tested positive for mercury.
The article might be a little outdated, but it is still important to cite. Below is an excerpt from said article, published by The Washington Post.
In the first study, published in current issue of Environmental Health, researchers found detectable levels of mercury in nine of 20 samples of commercial HFCS.
And in the second study, the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), a non-profit watchdog group, found that nearly one in three of 55 brand-name foods contained mercury. The chemical was found most commonly in HFCS-containing dairy products, dressings and condiments.
