A Bill to Get Mercury Out of HFCS

Good news (4.00 / 2)

I hope this can be passed. It seems like a no-brainer.

As it was, he did a deal with a blancmange, and the blancmange ate his wife.

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by: elfling @ Fri May 01, 2009 at 00:16:00 AM UTC

you'd think... (4.00 / 1)

and yet, how many other no-brainers don't get passed?

"I can understand someone from Iowa promoting corn and soy, but we are not feeding the world, we are feeding animals and soft drink companies." - Jim Goodman

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by: Jill Richardson @ Fri May 01, 2009 at 01:37:38 AM UTC

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here's the letter I sent (4.00 / 1)

to my rep:

Hello,
I noticed that Jan Schakowsky just introduced a bill that would eliminate the use of mercury in chlor-alkali plants that manufacture caustic soda. This is a fantastic bill, and I am writing to ask you to please co-sponsor it.

One of the effects of using mercury in manufacturing caustic soda is that the mercury ultimately reaches the food supply. A report recently published by IATP showed tests of products with high fructose corn syrup as well as tests of samples of high fructose corn syrup and about 1/3 of each showed detectable levels of mercury. That's because caustic soda is used in the manufacture process for high fructose corn syrup. While the levels of mercury in the foods tested were low, it's worrying because high fructose corn syrup is so ubiquitous in our food, so that a person who eats it in soda, sauces, salad dressings, oatmeal, and other snacks might have quite a lot of it during the day.

Thank you for your consideration of this issue.

Jill

"I can understand someone from Iowa promoting corn and soy, but we are not feeding the world, we are feeding animals and soft drink companies." - Jim Goodman

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by: Jill Richardson @ Fri May 01, 2009 at 04:16:02 AM UTC