The element mercury is a proven neorotoxin called thimerosal in the United States). It is an organic compound used as a preservative in vaccines, though this use is in decline. Thiomersal is metabolized to ethyl mercury. Although it was widely speculated that this mercury-based preservative could cause or trigger autism in children, scientific studies showed no evidence supporting any such link
BUT, FOR RESONS UNDISLOSED by the FDA, thiomersal has been removed from, or reduced to trace amounts in all U.S. vaccines recommended for children 6 years of age and under, with the exception of inactivated influenza vaccine.
“One third of the [food] products tested had detectable levels of mercury. In another study, one half of the high fructose corn syrup tested had detectable levels of mercury.
This study did not look at the health impact of high fructose corn syrup itself, but at the levels of mercury in foods made with high fructose corn syrup.
How have these processing practices been allowed to continue?