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I started reading labels as I was reading Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma. I was shocked at how many products contained high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). We've talked a lot about the stuff here at Green Daily; the wacky PR campaign and the fact that it's been found to have mercury in it. Bruce recently addressed Corn Refiners Association's form of newspeak in a press release (a must read).

I try not to be alarmist but there are just some things that I don't want my children to consume and I've decided that high fructose corn syrup is one of them. So, for this month (and beyond) I will be obsessively reading labels, scouring the internet for ingredients and declining various offerings.

HFCS is the sweetener that has been linked to mercury but it's parent, corn syrup, sneaks onto foods as well. I will be eschewing both of them this month (I can't promise forever because I like the occasional soft drink). Please join me and be sure to let me know the unexpected places that corn shows up.

Here's an informative video that I found in response the the Corn Refiners Associations PR campaign.