Table 1

total mercury (Hg) in high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) samples

Sample Name

Hg content (μg Hg/g HFCS)

Sample Name

Hg content (μg Hg/g HFCS)

MANUFACTURER A

HFCS 42% (sample 1)

< DL (0.005)

MANUFACTURER B

HFCS 42% (sample 1)

< DL (0.005)

MANUFACTURER A

HFCS 42% (sample 2)

< DL (0.005)

MANUFACTURER B

HFCS 42% (sample 2)

< DL (0.005)

MANUFACTURER A

HFCS 42% (sample 3)

0.012

MANUFACTURER B

HFCS 42% (sample 3)

0.350

MANUFACTURER A

HFCS 42% (sample 4)

< DL (0.005)

MANUFACTURER B

HFCS 42% (sample 4)

0.390

MANUFACTURER A

HFCS 42% (sample 5)

< DL (0.005)

MANUFACTURER B

HFCS 42% (sample 5)

0.065

MANUFACTURER A

HFCS 55% (sample 1)

< DL (0.005)

MANUFACTURER C

HFCS 55% (sample 1)

0.130

MANUFACTURER A

HFCS 55% (sample 2)

< DL (0.005)

MANUFACTURER C

HFCS 55% (sample 2)

0.400

MANUFACTURER A

HFCS 55% (sample 3)

< DL (0.005)

MANUFACTURER C

HFCS 55% (sample 3)

0.570

MANUFACTURER A

HFCS 55% (sample 4)

< DL (0.005)

MANUFACTURER C

HFCS 55% (sample 4)

0.110

MANUFACTURER A

HFCS 55% (sample 5)

< DL (0.005)

MANUFACTURER C

HFCS 55% (sample 5)

0.240

DL – Detection Limit

Dufault et al. Environmental Health 2009 8:2   doi:10.1186/1476-069X-8-2