A recent study published by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy found that many popular food products containing high fructose corn syrup contain detectable levels of mercury. The list of products includes staples like Smucker's strawberry jelly, Hershey's chocolate syrup and blueberry Pop Tarts. The researchers tested 55 products and found that 36% contained enough mercury to be detected in the lab.
Why? Well, that gets a lot more complicated. Bear with me after the jump, and I'll try to sum up.
