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Mercury: High-Fructose Corn Syrup's Secret Ingredient?

By alexchasick August 13, 2009

First, we learn of a possible sugar shortage, now an article by Mother Jones finds that part of the production procedure for high-fructose corn syrup might involve contaminating it with mercury. Basically, today is the best day ever for the president of NutraSweet.

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