Comments on: Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup’s laced with mercury

By: Siel

Siel — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:45:17 +0000

RMD — So sorry I didn’t get back to you earlier! I need to get better about writing comments promptly — Here’s a post on dining on the westside –

I’m hoping the FDA will improve under this administration, but the jury’s still out.

Trudee — Ignorance isn’t bliss — it’s a lot of mercury! :P Though I do agree it’s scary to think about all the scary stuff I blithely ingested as a kid –

By: Trudee

Trudee — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:42:36 +0000

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEw! I’m disgusted! Guess that’s why they say ignorance is bliss…

By: The American Homemaker

The American Homemaker — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:01:51 +0000

I just posted a recipe for homemade chocolate syrup :)

By: Kim Woodbridge

Kim Woodbridge — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:49:54 +0000

Seriously, what is the FDA good for anymore? When I was younger I trusted that agencies like that would look out for people – now I don’t really trust much that is govt or corp related.

By: Chris Coccaro

Chris Coccaro — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:38:56 +0000

Thanks for covering this! I work on Oceana’s Campaign to Stop Seafood Contamination, which has been working since 2005 to get the chlor-alkali industry to go mercury-free. Since then, 5 of the 9 plants that were using outdated technology at that time have announced plans to stop using mercury. To email the companies that own the remaining four plants and ask them to switch to modern technology, go to http://takeaction.oceana.org/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=11215

In the last couple of sessions of Congress, we have worked with then-Senator Obama to introduce legislation that would ban mercury in chlor-alkali production by 2012. We will be working to make sure the legislation passes this year!

By: Righteous Metal Broad

Righteous Metal Broad — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:33:20 +0000

Dang, I used many of these products in the past. A few just before going on the south beach diet. Now I do my best to avoid overly processed foods.

I’ll be checking out the recipe for homemade chocolate syrup in your other post. Have you tried it yet? I wonder if I can make it with splenda, as I am trying to also avoid a lot of sugar.

To change the subject a tiny bit, I’m posting from work so I cannot access my gmail to send you a message but I need some advice. My boyfriend and I have are planning to have a special weekend out for our birthdays (which are very close). I want to see if you can recommend some good green restaurants in the Westwood area of Los Angeles (or surrounding area). We both eat meat but will also do vegetarian. He has something special planned for Saturday, I want to plan something nice for Friday.

Help a sister out?