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High Fructose Corn Syrup Contaminated with Mecury

The Democracy Now! newsletter for yesterday (2009-01-29) contains a bombshell piece of food-safety information buried in the update on the contaminated peanut butter story; from the newsletter: 

* Food Safety: Georgia Plant Knowingly Shipped Contaminated Peanuts; Study Links Corn Syrup to Toxic Mercury *
We look at two stories on food safety. The FDA has issued one of the largest food recalls in history after eight people died of salmonella poisoning. A Georgia peanut plant knowingly shipped products contaminated with salmonella on a dozen occasions over the past two years. And a pair of new studies has revealed traces of toxic mercury can be found in many popular food items containing high-fructose corn syrup. The sweetener has become a widely used substitute for sugar in processed foods, including many items marketed toward children. [emphasis mine -ed]
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http://www.democracynow.org/2009/1/29/food_safety_georgia_plant_knowingly_shipped

The implications of this are staggering.  This needs to be in the news - in court - "Friends don't let friend's consume High Fructose Corn Syrup"

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