Government Now Says Fluoride 'Maybe Not So Good For You'

It's only a start, but the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is now saying that the current minimum recommended fluoride levels for drinking water should now be the maximum allowed. Wow. That's quite a turn around.

HHS say it's due to the increase in fluorosis, but the Peon Pulpit suspects it's because it's always been a carcinogen and the people who've been feeding it to you for years are trying to quietly back away from it ("...nothing to see here people, nothing to see").

Those anti-fluoride nuts are looking less crazy aren't they?

Nobel prize winner calls for a halt to water fluoridation

Nobel prize winner Arvid Carlsson (awarded the prize for research into Parkinson's disease) along with about 600 other medical and science professionals calls for the halting of water fluoridation. Looks like the debate is heating up again:

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Professionals sign Fluoride Action Network call to end water fluoridation

Nobel Laureate Dr. Arvid Carlsson, one of 600 signers

American Dental Association guidance on infant formula

Former EPA scientist Bob Carton analyzes National Academy of Sciences report

Centers for Disease Control study cites statistics on fluorosis in children

National Academy of Sciences executive summary, Fluoride in Water

CRS Report for Congress: Fluoride in Drinking Water: A Review of Fluoridation and Regulation Issues

Link to Elise Beth Bassin's Thesis

Here's a Link to Elise Beth Bassin's thesis which 'broke the story' on the link between fluoridated water and osteoscarcoma.

Fairfax County on Water Fluoridation

I was doing a little bit of research on fluoride tonight (You know, the fluoride-bone cancer connection) and came across these interesting statements from Fairfax County, VA:

First, from the County Code authorizing water fluoridation:

Section 42-1-5. Liability for injury or damage.
The Board of Supervisors in authorizing fluoridation, however, expressly declares that it in no way assumes any liability for, or on account of, any damage or injury incurred by any user of water so treated. (1954 Code, vol. 1, § 8-5; 1961 Code, § 13-5.)

Gotta love that. It's safe, but ah...should you die or grow a second set of fingers, we're not responsible for anything. Read the fine print.

Second, a question/answer from the Fairfax County Water Authority website:

#8. Is the fluoride in my drinking water safe?

In correct amounts, added and naturally occurring fluoride has improved the dental health of American consumers. Fairfax Water's water generally has between 0.8 and 1.2 mg/L of Fluoride.

Huh? Did I miss the answer in there? Is it safe? Who knows. All we know from this savy reply is that the fluoride, in correct amounts, improves dental health for American consumers. Is it safe ? Well, that's a different question....and apparently a different (missing) answer.