Study Finds High-Fructose Corn Syrup Contains Mercury - washingtonpost.com
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/26/AR2009012601831.html
"The use of mercury-contaminated caustic soda in the production of HFCS is common. The contamination occurs when mercury cells are used to produce caustic soda. "