[Pharmwaste] HFCS and Hg...

[Thomas Hodges]

A detailed list of HFCS-containing food products recently tested for
mercury can be found at http://www.iatp.org/ 
 
Thomas Hodges, CHMM
Hazardous Materials Manager
Environmental Safety & Health
971 Camp Auburn Road
Auburn University, Alabama  36849
334.703.7511     334.844.4805
FAX  334.844.4197
hodgetf at auburn.edu 

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>>> On 1/29/2009 at 3:26 PM, in message
<7BE516B6FA3A6147861995F3803E6A1C0DD014DC84 at Dash.cabarrus.local>,
Pete Pasterz <PAPasterz at cabarruscounty.us> wrote:

A list member asked that I repost this, since it did not display the
text on the digest…
 
Mercury from chlor-alkali plants: measured concentrations in food
product sugar
Environmental Health2009, 8:2doi:10.1186/1476-069X-8-2

Published:
26 January 2009

Abstract (provisional)

Mercury cell chlor-alkali products are used to produce thousands of
other products including food ingredients such as citric acid, sodium
benzoate, and high fructose corn syrup. High fructose corn syrup is used
in food products to enhance shelf life. A pilot study was conducted to
determine if high fructose corn syrup contains mercury, a toxic metal
historically used as an anti-microbial. High fructose corn syrup samples
were collected from three different manufacturers and analyzed for total
mercury. The samples were found to contain levels of mercury ranging
from below a detection limit of 0.005 to 0.570 micrograms mercury per
gram of high fructose corn syrup. Average daily consumption of high
fructose corn syrup is about 50 grams per person in the United States.
With respect to total mercury exposure, it may be necessary to account
for this source of mercury in the diet of children and sensitive
populations.
According to today’s Grist Magazine, subsequent studies of processed
food on store shelves have shown Hg from the ingredients processed with
chlor-alkali…
 
þ Pete Pasterz, NCQRP
Cabarrus County Recycling and HHW
PO BOX 707 
Concord, NC  28026
www.cabarruscounty.us/waste 
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