tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post8833794784162565278..comments2024-02-03T07:12:06.620-05:00Comments on U.S. Food Policy: High fructose corn syrup contaminated with mercury and other food safety newsusfoodpolicyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17098394318544229984noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-6897729534353701232009-02-23T17:14:00.000-05:002009-02-23T17:14:00.000-05:00Furthermore, there is nothing tough about not taki...Furthermore, there is nothing tough about not taking a public health and safety risk when it's not necessary. Change the stinking manufacturing process, already. If the mercury in the HFCS is not a problem, the manufacturing of caustic soda with mercury is a problem. Somebody in these industries just show some ethics and integrity for a change. They shouldn't have to hunted down like dogs before they make these changes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-74396595856543301812009-02-23T17:11:00.000-05:002009-02-23T17:11:00.000-05:00People don't want it to be true. What they want i...People don't want it to be true. What they want is straight up information. For instance, since the studies on the corn syrup were from 2005, it would be nice to know how many if any plants still use mercury grade caustic soda. The corn refiners say none of them do. The above mentioned organization "oceana" watchers say 4 of them still do. What is the truth? I for one will definitely try to contact those refiners as suggested. History tells us that companies often won't spend money on upgrading their technologies unless they are forced to. I am glad the story broke, but I wish I wouldn't have had to search for two more hours trying to get all the updated and relevant info!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-70336188049500980372009-02-02T06:24:00.000-05:002009-02-02T06:24:00.000-05:00I don't know the answer to those questions anymore...I don't know the answer to those questions anymore than you, but that doesn't mean we assume the worst and jump to conclusions. It seems that people WANT it to be true and so they don't care if there's actually evidence.<BR/><BR/>There are a lot of tough choices to be made about what kind of risks we are willing to take as a society and who should bear the burden of those risks (such as individuals vs industry vs government). But it's important that we first know the facts of the matter and put truth above an agenda.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-67809020401626995952009-01-29T14:17:00.000-05:002009-01-29T14:17:00.000-05:00Thanks for covering this! I work on Oceana's Campa...Thanks for covering this! I work on Oceana's Campaign to Stop Seafood Contamination, which has been working since 2005 to get the chlor-alkali industry to go mercury-free. Since then, 5 of the 9 plants that were using outdated technology at that time have announced plans to stop using mercury. To email the companies that own the remaining four plants and ask them to switch to modern technology, go to http://takeaction.oceana.org/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=11215<BR/><BR/>In the last couple of sessions of Congress, we have worked with then-Senator Obama to introduce legislation that would ban mercury in chlor-alkali production by 2012. We will be working to make sure the legislation passes this year!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-67142411040690221982009-01-28T22:57:00.000-05:002009-01-28T22:57:00.000-05:00Extramsg-Thank you for your comment. While I agree...Extramsg-Thank you for your comment. <BR/><BR/>While I agree with you, my question is, at what point do all these low levels of chemicals, toxins and metals affect our overall biochemistry? <BR/><BR/>While a little mercury here and a little melamine there in small doses may seem alright at first glance, we don't know for sure the over all impact on health. We do know that we probably shouldn't be consuming either, and isn't it the FDA's job to ensure that? <BR/><BR/>Marion Nestle speaks to the point when she advocates to eat REAL food. Most of the problems are arising from an industrialized food system that produces food-like products that humans were never intended to eat.Ashley Colpaarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17344668356029565424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-17229615953663737902009-01-28T19:59:00.000-05:002009-01-28T19:59:00.000-05:00It's worth remembering that the industry is no...It's worth remembering that the industry is no more or less objective than the alarmists who put out releases like this that raise as many questions as they answer. See Marion Nestle's response:<BR/><BR/>http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/01/mercury-in-high-fructose-corn-syrup/<BR/><BR/>or my own:<BR/><BR/>http://www.portlandfood.org/index.php?s=&showtopic=8631&view=findpost&p=112343Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-59378749953524491672009-01-28T16:24:00.000-05:002009-01-28T16:24:00.000-05:00Their counter Press Release is up:http://www.hfcsf...Their counter Press Release is up:<BR/><BR/>http://www.hfcsfacts.com/HFCS-Mercury-Study-Outdated.html?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=ppc&utm_campaign=CN%20Mercury%20Myth&gclid=CIneoYm6sZgCFQIvgwodF3y8SwAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-65329996138231218672009-01-28T12:54:00.000-05:002009-01-28T12:54:00.000-05:00Will they be able to afford alternative food syste...Will they be able to afford alternative food systems?freude budhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15000453181225358174noreply@blogger.com