Mercury Found In Popular Packaged Foods (Article)

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A test of popular processed foods from some of the biggest names in the industry found trace amounts of mercury, according to the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, a nonprofit group based in Minneapolis.

The amounts of mercury found was far less than that commonly seen in most fish and seafood, but turned up in many foods not previously known to be sources of mercury, including many preferred by children, the group said. It includes Nutri-Grain Strawberry Cereal Bars, Quaker Oatmeal to go bars, Hershey's Chocolate Syrup, Yoplait Strawberry yogurt, Market Pantry Grape Jelly and Coca-Cola, it said.

"This seems like an avoidable source of mercury that we didn't know was out there," said David Wallinga, one of the study's co-authors.

The study concluded that the mercury came from food plants that use caustic soda laced with mercury to produce high fructose corn syrup for major food companies. The researchers cautioned that their study was limited. It tested 55 consumer items, finding mercury in one third of the samples ranging from 30 to 350 parts per trillion. A part per trillion is the rough equivalent of a drop of water in 20 Olympic-sized swimming pools.

Several companies named in the IATP report defended their products Monday, pointing to the very low levels of mercury detected. "You would have to eat more than 100 pounds of ketchup each day to even come close to reaching the EPA's safe exposure level," said ConAgra spokeswoman Stephanie Childs.

A spokesman for General Mills challenged the science behind the report, saying it didn't identify which form of mercury was detected and that parts per trillion of mercury can be found in water, soil and plant and animal tissue. "To suggest a safety concern on the basis of this study is irresponsible," said Tom Forsythe, a spokesman.

Taken from http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/38430359.html?page=2&c=y

I don't know about anyone else but I don't care just HOW much mercury is in my food, the fact that it is in there at all is disturbing. I am sickened by the thought that our government is poisoning us knowingly to dumb us down, make us sick and decrepit and basically kill us off. We are worthless pawns in their sick game and anyone who isn't concerned about this is an ignorant sheep. Come on people, fluoride in our water, mercury in our vaccines and food...it is time to speak out against these malicious crimes against humanity. The men and women responsible for the atrocities of today should be condemned indefinitely and burned at the stake for all to watch. CRIMINALS ARE RUNNING OUR WORLD.