I saw such a thing this morning - a boy extolling its virtues and nutritional value. I'm for tv stations running ads for most anything. But the producers of such an ad ... yikes.
Posted by armand at February 4, 2009 09:43 AM | TrackBack | Posted to FoodEspecially ironic given the reports of mercury being found in today's hfcs...
such as here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/26/AR2009012601831.html
notice there's a WV connection too. Is it Charleston? Where is that plant, I wonder. Nothing like our country's various chemical alleys for producing food.
Posted by: elizabeth at February 4, 2009 02:40 PM | PERMALINKCoal power plants release a surprising amount of mercury, and we sure do have coal! And Longview is coming.
Posted by: binky at February 4, 2009 07:53 PM | PERMALINKI think we could find lots of things that coal and HFCS have in common: Lobbyists, Republicans, the ready availability of healthier substitutes...
Posted by: jacflash at February 5, 2009 08:49 AM | PERMALINKAbsolutely. But what I really meant is that some HFCS is MADE in WV. And apparently, they use mercury to create a caustic soda that they then use on the corn. That deposits some amount of mercury into the HFCS. So I was speculating where those HFCS plants might be in WV. The Washington Post article just says they're in the state. My guess is that they're in the same chemical alley as all the other fun processing plants. (just to note: that particular article suggests that's an older way of making HFCS, but that it still is in use in some places...like WV).
But I also agree that we could make a long list of commonalities. In fact, I have a student who is likely doing a dissertation about corn and coal in KY. So it's on my mind.
Posted by: Elizabeth at February 5, 2009 11:48 AM | PERMALINK