Report for: Mercury from chlor-alkali plants: measured concentrations in food product sugar

Title	Mercury from chlor-alkali plants: measured concentrations in food product sugar
Published in	Environmental Health, January 2009
DOI	10.1186/1476-069x-8-2
Pubmed ID	19171026
Authors	Renee Dufault, Blaise LeBlanc, Roseanne Schnoll, Charles Cornett, Laura Schweitzer, David Wallinga, Jane Hightower, Lyn Patrick, Walter J Lukiw
Abstract	Mercury cell chlor-alkali products are used to produce thousands of other products including food ingredients such as citric acid, sodium benzoate, and high fructose corn syrup. High fructose corn syrup is used in food products to enhance shelf life. A pilot study was conducted to determine if high fructose corn syrup contains mercury, a toxic metal historically used as an anti-microbial. High fructose corn syrup samples were collected from three different manufacturers and analyzed for total mercury. The samples were found to contain levels of mercury ranging from below a detection limit of 0.005 to 0.570 micrograms mercury per gram of high fructose corn syrup. Average daily consumption of high fructose corn syrup is about 50 grams per person in the United States. With respect to total mercury exposure, it may be necessary to account for this source of mercury in the diet of children and sensitive populations.

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Japan	628	27%
United States	16	<1%
Kenya	7	<1%
Canada	5	<1%
China	4	<1%
Korea, Republic of	4	<1%
France	3	<1%
Austria	3	<1%
Solomon Islands	3	<1%
Other	25	1%
Unknown	1652	70%

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Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors)	1	<1%
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United States	6	5%
United Kingdom	1	<1%
Mexico	1	<1%
Ghana	1	<1%
Unknown	116	93%

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Researcher	24	19%
Student > Bachelor	20	16%
Student > Master	19	15%
Other	15	12%
Student > Ph. D. Student	9	7%
Other	25	20%
Unknown	13	10%

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Agricultural and Biological Sciences	25	20%
Medicine and Dentistry	21	17%
Environmental Science	16	13%
Nursing and Health Professions	8	6%
Chemistry	7	6%
Other	27	22%
Unknown	21	17%

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