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seafan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 03:52 PM Original message |
The FDA sat on 2005 evidence of mercury-tainted high-fructose corn syrup |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
1. Mostly, but not always. My god, what a mess! |
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seafan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 03:59 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Smucker's Organic Creamy Peanut Butter has no HFCS. |
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bkkyosemite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
3. Frickin murderers! Mercury is the worst poison on this planet. The amalgam in peoples teeth have |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
4. All mercury exposure should be minimized, yes. |
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seafan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 05:47 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Considering the bigger picture with HFCS (links to kidney disease, obesity, effects in diabetics)... |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 06:11 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. So you really have nothing to say about the factual data. |
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seafan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 07:39 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. The facts are exactly what I am interested in: |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 07:53 AM Response to Reply #8 |
17. Here's a much less fear-oriented link. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 11:33 AM Response to Reply #17 |
29. Your source has a right-wing, pro-industry bias. |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 11:59 AM Response to Reply #29 |
34. Oh, please. |
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Celebration (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 01:53 PM Response to Reply #17 |
52. LOL, she writes for the CEI |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 01:59 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Yes, others have already attacked the person. |
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Celebration (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 02:12 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. "less fear oriented link" |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 02:27 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. I will bookmark this for the next time right-wing antivaccination sources are used. |
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Celebration (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 02:38 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. I promise THIS |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 02:54 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. Oh, and additionally: |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 12:37 AM Response to Reply #7 |
12. For some, it's all about defending the FDA, in particular Bush's FDA, no matter what. |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 07:47 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. That was uncalled for. n/t |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 12:24 PM Response to Reply #7 |
37. Actually, he linked you to some good data. |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 12:29 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Of course it's good data. |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 12:32 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Actually, no. |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. As I read the OP, the focus is on mercury contamination. |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 12:37 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. Yawn. |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 12:44 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. Again, thanks for your advice! |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 01:26 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. I was here to discuss. |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 01:38 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. So you make an unsubstantiated claim against me, |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-13-09 09:22 PM Response to Reply #51 |
58. My claim is quite substantiated. |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 08:48 AM Response to Reply #58 |
61. Whatever it takes to feed your superiority complex, I suppose. |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 10:20 AM Response to Reply #61 |
62. It's interesting to see you label others by painting them with the very behaviors you display. |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 12:03 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. Yes, likewise. n/t |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 07:59 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. You're forgetting the basic rule of toxicology |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 12:42 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. There is no acceptable level of an easily avoidable poison. |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 07:57 AM Response to Reply #13 |
19. Mercury was in the environment before humans existed. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 10:53 AM Response to Reply #19 |
23. That's my point. Some exposure to mercury is impossible to avoid. But exposure |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 11:04 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. No, that wasn't your point. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 11:30 AM Response to Reply #24 |
28. You are right that I wasn't clear. I know that mercury cannot be avoided in |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 12:11 PM Response to Reply #28 |
35. I strongly suggest you actually read the link I posted. |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 12:19 PM Response to Reply #24 |
36. I think you're going a bit overboard with your response. |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 12:27 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. I want clarity and accuracy. |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 12:32 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. That's not what I see in your responses. |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 12:37 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. Thank you for your concern. |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 12:38 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Actually, your black-and-white, out-of-context responses are no better. |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 12:45 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. So at the end of it all, this wasn't about the topic of the OP, |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 01:25 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. Nope. |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 01:37 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. Well, I appreciate the attention and affection. |
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Why Syzygy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 08:04 AM Response to Reply #41 |
60. It's like a compelling force. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 07:58 AM Response to Reply #13 |
20. LOL! you certainly demonstrated my point well. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 10:47 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. You seem totally unable to understand that exposure to mercury |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 11:14 AM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Mercury is excreted from the body. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 11:21 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. That information isn't needed. All we need to know is that exposure to mercury |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 11:34 AM Response to Reply #27 |
30. It is needed for rational understanding of the problem |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 11:45 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. If you are seriously arguing that NO mercury is retained in the body, |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 11:52 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Nope that's your straw man, not my argument |
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Why Syzygy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-09 07:59 AM Response to Reply #13 |
59. But, my Stars! Don't allow a Goodwill store to sell a kid a pair of jeans! |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 07:54 AM Response to Reply #9 |
18. How forgetful of me! |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 04:03 AM Response to Reply #4 |
14. People have been warned of the risk of mercury in tuna, and of the need |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 07:51 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Air is breathed by Americans in significant quantities. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 11:07 AM Response to Reply #16 |
25. Warnings about mercury in the air HAVE occurred. You must have missed them. |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 11:56 AM Response to Reply #25 |
33. Um, did I dispute that? |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-28-09 09:36 AM Response to Reply #4 |
21. I'm just glad I only eat a thousand bowls of oat meal a day |
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ananda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
5. HFCS should be avoided if at all possible! |
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WillYourVoteBCounted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 08:23 PM Response to Original message |
10. thats what you can expect with Bush cronies running things |
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varkam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-27-09 10:35 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Go democrats. eom |
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