1. Fluoride is an “unapproved” drug regulated by the FDA, requiring a
prescription
a. Delivering medicine through water system
b. No Doctor’s prescription
c. No dosage control
d. We would be medicated at the discretion of City Government
2. Fluoride is not necessary for the body or for cleaning the water
3. FDA warning on toothpaste - … contact Poison Control right away –
if > ¼ mg.
4. ADA and CDC 2006 Alert – do not use fluoridated tap water to make
infant formula
5. It doesn’t even work - fluoride works topically not systemically
6. Fluoride used in water systems in not pharmaceutical grade – it is
a toxic industrial waste, a byproduct of fertilizer production, from
China
a. It is considered terrorism if added to local water
b. International law prohibits it dumped at sea
c. A pollutant if released in the air
d. But unregulated in public water systems
7. Hazardous waste with impurities - heavy metals such as lead,
arsenic, mercury, and radium
8. Hypothyroidism, cancer in children, osteosarcoma, lower IQ,
fluorosis, bone fractures, arthritis
9. Half of all ingested fluoride remains in the skeletal system and
accumulates with age
10. Most of the city water goes into the ground, river, and
downstream into rice and vegetables