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grown from the page at earthside.org/Food & in support of the forth-coming cookbook of the same name by June Perg Floyd
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Pepsico: "No High Fructose Corn Syrup"
Pepsico - under their Pepsi™ soft drink brand name - has become a recent - and arguably the most high profile of the participants in the High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) conspiracy.
In a move of what could only have been calculated brilliance [at least from standpoint of that portion of the the US market segment which are not either a) actively engaged as members of some sort of bizarre suicide cult, or b) members of Al Qaeda)]:
Pepsico™ have announced that they will [for a "limited time" - WtF is up with that?] make available in their US markets a version of Pepsi tagged "Throwback" which is made with - wait for it: "Natural Sugar". As in: "No High Fructose Corn Syrup".
I tried some when I saw it in the local convenience store last week - very tasty, much more like what we (those of who are old enough) remember as a "fountain coke" taste. Good job, Pepsico. Somebody listening to the consumers, there, at least "for a limited time".
I'll buy a case as soon as my food stamps re-up. ;)
Labels: 0x0000, hfcs, high fructose corn syrup, pepsi, sugar
Friday, January 30, 2009
High Fructose Corn Syrup Contaminated with Mecury
The Democracy Now! newsletter for yesterday (2009-01-29) contains a bombshell piece of food-safety information buried in the update on the contaminated peanut butter story; from the newsletter:
* Food Safety: Georgia Plant Knowingly Shipped Contaminated Peanuts; Study Links Corn Syrup to Toxic Mercury *
We look at two stories on food safety. The FDA has issued one of the largest food recalls in history after eight people died of salmonella poisoning. A Georgia peanut plant knowingly shipped products contaminated with salmonella on a dozen occasions over the past two years. And a pair of new studies has revealed traces of toxic mercury can be found in many popular food items containing high-fructose corn syrup. The sweetener has become a widely used substitute for sugar in processed foods, including many items marketed toward children. [emphasis mine -ed]
Listen/Watch/Read
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/1/29/food_safety_georgia_plant_knowingly_shipped
The implications of this are staggering. This needs to be in the news - in court - "Friends don't let friend's consume High Fructose Corn Syrup"
Labels: danger, food safety, hfcs, high fructose corn syrup, mecury contamination, peanuts, recall
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