Waterloo Watch Says Fluoride In Our Tap Water Is Unnecessary

 

Recent research demonstrates clearly that drinking fluoridated water does not prevent cavities. The same research shows a growing list of harmful effects. In a recent Globe and Mail article (Nov 28, 2007) Warren Bell, former head of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment stated; "The days of wholesale deliberate fluoridation ... are numbered." 

 

There have been significant developments in policy and in the research which are worth noting. For example, Health Canada now states that prescribing controlled doses of pharmaceutical grade fluoride under the care of a doctor is no longer recommended: "Health Canada does not recommend the use of fluoride supplements (drops or tablets)."

 

Fluoride is a toxic chemical. Read the government warnings regarding toothpaste and mouthwash:  

 

• "Keep out of reach of children under 6 yrs of age."
•  "If you swallow more than used for brushing, get medical help or contact a PoisonControlCenter right away."
• "If more than used for brushing is accidentally swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Centre right away." 
• "Never give fluoridated mouthwash or mouth rinses to children under six years of age, as they may swallow it." 
• "Use non-fluoridated toothpaste or no toothpaste for young children."

A pea-size amount of fluoridated toothpaste contains about 0.25mg of fluoride. One glass of fluoridated water contains the same amount of fluoride. We are told not to ingest the pharmaceutical grade fluoride in toothpaste. We are told to ingest the industrial grade fluoride in drinking water.

The fluoridation chemicals (hydrofluorosilicic acid, arsenic and lead) are all toxic substances from Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Agency list. Toxic substances are man-made and accumulate in our bodies over our life time.

 

Environment Canada also states that; "Hydrofluorosilicic acid is identified as a dangerous good under the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations and has been classified as a Class 8 corrosive substance." The disposal of these "hazardous waste" products is expensive. They may not be put into our lakes, rivers or streams.

 

We are paying companies to put their hazardous waste into our drinking water, hence source water. Shouldn't these companies pay for the disposal of their own hazardous waste, in a manner that does not cause environmental or human health harm?

 

The new 2002 Safe Drinking Water Act of Ontario does not permit the addition of "drinking water health hazards" to our drinking water and dilution of contaminants is "no defense". Toxic substances by definition are "drinking water health hazards."

 

Health Canada, the US Food and Drug Administration, and the US Environmental Protection Agency, have not been able to find any chronic toxicology studies to demonstrate safety of the actual products used in water fluoridation systems after 60 years of use.

 

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