History of high fructose corn syrup 1975

August 14, 2006

Hi JW,

The massive changeover to high fructose corn syrup occured soon after 1975,

and was made possible through recombinant DNA technology. My microbiology

professor was on the moratorium congress that investigated the possible

health implications, but I remember his discussion of it. They were worried

about inadvertently loosing mutant microbes into the environment. I don't

think he ever imagined the impact high fructose corn syrup would have. I

don't believe there was any FDA testing, such as artificial sweetners

currently endure.

That makes that particular step just about 25 years ago, so we might say

that we are right on schedule.

Best,

Kayce

From: " jwwright " <jwwright@...>

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Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Bacteria can make you gain weight

Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 09:32:18 -0500

I recall that corn sweetener came about after the sugar price went up. That

was 40 yrs ago. What's taken so long?

regards.

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