Mercury In High Fructose Corn Syrup

[Ruyuk]

One of the most toxic substance in the world.

.....But as it turns out, the HFCS industry has been hiding some major skeletons in its closet -- according to the IATP study (pdf), over 30% of products containing the substance tested positive for mercury.

What makes this news truly shocking is not just that the manufacturers of high fructose corn syrup would put consumers' health at risk, but that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) knew about the mercury in the syrup, and has been sitting on this information since 2005......

Full story Huffington Post

If this is already here I am sorry.

[triplenoob]

most toxic? it didnt kill me already. gimme a break dude

[Some-Stupid-Idiot]

I love fruit snacks and there is no way I'm going to stop eating them. High fructose corn syrup is just corn.

[TheSilverGuitar]

At 2/19/09 05:29 PM, Ruyuk wrote: but that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) knew about the mercury in the syrup, and has been sitting on this information since 2005......

I love our government.

[g0t]

....It's in everything.

I think I'm pissed.

[Ruyuk]

At 2/19/09 05:31 PM, Some-Stupid-Idiot wrote: I love fruit snacks and there is no way I'm going to stop eating them. High fructose corn syrup is just corn.

You could always go to Publix and buy NORMAL fruits and make your own.

[CloudConnected]

I thought there was going to be a picture of Freddy Mercury dripping in Corn Syrup.

This makes me sad..

[Sheizenhammer]

Rule number 1 of Toxicology:

The DOSE, not the substance, makes the poison.

In small enough quantities, anything is edible. In large enough quantities, anything is poisonous.
There's also the small fact that no-one's been reported as getting brain damage (or killed) from eating corn syrup.

[Mr-Coffee]

I'm completely underwhelmed.

[ImlunchBoxx]

weve only been eating it for years dang

maybe ciggerette companys did it

[Ruyuk]

At 2/19/09 05:32 PM, g0t wrote: ....It's in everything.

I think I'm pissed.

Not really, I go shopping at Whole Foods. Or just buy organic things form Publix/Kroger. Only some things have HFCS. See what crappy government we have?

And no, Obama will not make a difference with food.

[Ruyuk]

At 2/19/09 05:33 PM, Sheizenhammer wrote: Rule number 1 of Toxicology:

The DOSE, not the substance, makes the poison.

In small enough quantities, anything is edible. In large enough quantities, anything is poisonous.
There's also the small fact that no-one's been reported as getting brain damage (or killed) from eating corn syrup.

Dumbass, its in EVERYTHING (excluding organic foods.) and don't come in with your little smart ass telling me that in small quantities... Cause guess what? Since it's in everything you are not getting small quantites anyways!

[g0t]

At 2/19/09 05:37 PM, Ruyuk wrote:

At 2/19/09 05:33 PM, Sheizenhammer wrote: Rule number 1 of Toxicology:

The DOSE, not the substance, makes the poison.

In small enough quantities, anything is edible. In large enough quantities, anything is poisonous.
There's also the small fact that no-one's been reported as getting brain damage (or killed) from eating corn syrup.

Dumbass, its in EVERYTHING (excluding organic foods.) and don't come in with your little smart ass telling me that in small quantities... Cause guess what? Since it's in everything you are not getting small quantites anyways!

You just said not really to my post, then right under it said it's exactly what I said previously.

Stop contradicting people's posts for the sake of contradicting them, it's like, not cool or some shit.

[pr0ded]

explain fish, seafood that are contaminated with mercury, and why it stays with them

[TheSilverGuitar]

At 2/19/09 05:32 PM, Ruyuk wrote: You could always go to Publix and buy NORMAL fruits and make your own.

You do know not every state has Publix, right?
However, i do enjoy their cereals.

[homor]

and yet no one has gotten sick yet.

are you sure the report isn't false or mistaken?

[OneLastCaress]

Mercury can kill you.

[ForNoReason]

I still think its tasty!

the mercury adds fiber right?

[Evark]

So there's TRACE amounts of mercury MAYBE making it into a MASS-PRODUCED sweetener that's used as ONE INGREDIENT in ALREADY UNHEALTHY foods.

This strikes me just as the earth-shattering news that I shouldn't eat tuna all day every day did: barely important.

[Armake21truth]

Incorrect, mercury is highly poisonous, but has low toxicity. There is a highly toxic derivative of it though called MethylMercury, and it is classified as toxic waste.

[Ruyuk]

At 2/19/09 05:49 PM, homor wrote: and yet no one has gotten sick yet.

are you sure the report isn't false or mistaken?

You see sick people every day. (Obesity is a cause of HFCS)
Here is were I found this article.... http://adventistforum.com/forum/ubbthrea ds.php/topics/218578.html#Post218578

[Ruyuk]

At 2/19/09 05:59 PM, Armake21truth wrote: Incorrect, mercury is highly poisonous, but has low toxicity. There is a highly toxic derivative of it though called MethylMercury, and it is classified as toxic waste.

But its still in your food so it makes no difference...

[EKublai]

Okay so this isn't an argument against the whole concept of consuming HFCS but in fact consuming as it is currently manufactured. So it'll probably take 5 years for the industry to clean up its act and we're back to where we started. Unlike cigarettes and asbestos there's no indication that people are suffering because of this specific contamination so this information in unlikely to change anything. Corporate companies would demand change anyway since its bad for business.

[Ruyuk]

I find other countries jealous of USA. Why? I see no reason for them to be jealous.

[ZexPez]

I've probably consumed gallons of high fructose syrup with all the junk and crap that I eat. Am I dead?

[Ruyuk]

At 2/19/09 06:15 PM, ZexPez wrote: I've probably consumed gallons of high fructose syrup with all the junk and crap that I eat. Am I dead?

Are you skinny? That is my question? If yes, then tell me if your still alive in about 10-30 years.

[OverCynicalBlasphemy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMo3gOWC8 h0

[Armake21truth]

At 2/19/09 06:07 PM, Fyndir wrote:
If you're going to mention toxic mercury, you may aswell go straight to DiMethylMercury, which is so toxic that it's just silly.

Heh, yeah, but isn't DiMethylMercury more rare? MethylMercury I believe is common.

[Sheizenhammer]

At 2/19/09 05:37 PM, Ruyuk wrote: Dumbass, its in EVERYTHING (excluding organic foods.) and don't come in with your little smart ass telling me that in small quantities... Cause guess what? Since it's in everything you are not getting small quantites anyways!

Okay; let's have a proper look at the supposed "evidence" in this (politically motivated) newspaper article you've dug up:
Firstly, there's no sound scientific data to back up the claim that the level of mercury found is harmful. The only thing that even tries to look professional (the IATP study) admits, in it's own words:

"Of course, our survey was just a snapshot in time; we tested only one sample of each product.
That is clearly not sufficient grounds to give definitive advice to consumers on specific products."

They basically admit that they didn't bother doing their own experiment properly enough for it to have any scientific weight to its findings.

Also, the detected mercury was measured in ppt. That's 'parts per TRILLION'. At those concentrations, even heavy metals (which poison brain and other tissues by building up in them) would take years, if not a lifetime, to reach dangerous (or even noticeable) levels in an adult, due to the majority of the mercury simply being flushed out along with all the rest of the waste the human body has spent millions of years evolving to get rid of. A sustained intake of up to 350 ppt is still well below the N.O.E.L (or No Observable Effect Level) for an average person. Even in it's most highly toxic form, dimethyl-mercury, you'd still have to ingest over 2.5 million liters of corn syrup to obtain a fatal dose at 350 ppt.

And let's not forget that, by your own OP (as well as the article), you admitted that only 30% of the things tested showed any sign of mercury. Meaning the other 70% is, by your own evidence, safe for consumption (so it's not in EVERYTHING, is it).

I am curious about one thing though: How many other sources did you read, before coming to your conclusions that (a)this is accurate, and (b)this isn't just another attempt at media scaremongering?

[JKMonkey]

is anything safe anymore? I mean i cant open mail because ill get Anthrax, i can eat peanut butter or ill get Salmonella, i cant play with chinese toys because they have a high concentration of lead (not that i would anyway) and now i cant eat anything with High Fructose Corn Syrup because of its high concentration of mercury, whats next? we cant drink milk because we might get Mad Cow Disease?