Mercury in high fructose corn syrup

A report published on the web site of the Minneapolis-based nonprofit Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), shows detectable levels of mercury in 17 out of 55 tested products rich in high-fructose corn syrup. A link to the complete study is on IATP's the front page

These processed foods were found to have high levels of mercury. Foods which named high fructose corn syrup in their first two ingredients were tested.

Here is the list of those products:

• Quaker Oatmeal to Go bars
• Jack Daniel's Barbecue Sauce
• Hershey's Chocolate Syrup
• Kraft Original Barbecue Sauce
• Nutri-Grain Strawberry Cereal Bars
• Manwich Gold Sloppy Joe
• Market Pantry Grape Jelly
• Smucker's Strawberry Jelly
• Pop-Tarts Frosted Blueberry
• Hunt's Tomato Ketchup
• Wish-Bone Western Sweet & Smooth Dressing
• Coca-Cola Classic: no mercury found on a second test
• Yoplait Strawberry Yogurt
• Minute Maid Berry Punch
• Yoo-hoo Chocolate Drink
• Nesquik Chocolate Milk
• Kemps Fat Free Chocolate Milk

I first read the article on Medscape Today - Mercury in High Fructose Corn Syrup

Interview with Dr. David Wallinga, Director of food and health at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy is co-author of the new studies on mercury levels in products with high-fructose corn syrup.