Mercury in corn syrup? Food made with ingredient may have traces of toxic metal
New study is bitter news for soda and candy lovers
By Michael Hawthorne
Tribune reporter
January 27, 2009
A swig of soda or a bite of a candy bar might be sweet, but a new study suggests that food made with corn syrup also could be delivering tiny doses of toxic mercury.
For the first time, researchers say they have detected traces of the silvery metal in samples of high-fructose corn syrup, a widely used sweetener that has replaced sugar in many processed foods. The study was published Monday in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health.