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High fructose corn syrup, the sweetener found in–well…maybe it’s easier to list the things it’s NOT found in these days–is being found to contain MERCURY, a known neurotoxin. Read more here.
Hmmm. Mercury. Does this mean that if I drink enough Coke, I’ll be able to take my own temperature?
Also, it looks like Snapple is dropping the HFCS for regular sugar http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/19/reading-the-tea-leaves-snapple-refreshes-itself/
Here’s an item on GRIST, from someone who’s been working this story for a long time. http://www.grist.org/comments/food/2009/02/20/index.html?source=rss
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