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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='color:black'>A list
member asked that I repost this, since it did not display the text on the
digest…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;
color:black'>Mercury from chlor-alkali plants: measured concentrations in food
product sugar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:10.5pt'><i><span
style='font-size:8.5pt'>Environmental Health</span></i><span style='font-size:
8.5pt'> 2009, <b>8:</b>2doi:10.1186/1476-069X-8-2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:10.5pt'><span
style='font-size:8.5pt'>26 January 2009<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:9.0pt'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>According to today’s Grist Magazine, subsequent
studies of processed food on store shelves have shown Hg from the ingredients
processed with chlor-alkali…<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Concord, NC 28026<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>www.cabarruscounty.us/waste<o:p></o:p></p>
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