USA - Environmental Working Group send warning letter

Enviros warn CA district about fluoride

LOS ANGELES — The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has written a letter to the Southern California Metropolitan Water District (MWD), which will add fluoride to tap water this July, asking it to make sure the public is aware of the report from the American Dental Association (ADA) which recently cautioned about the potential harmful affects fluoride can have on children's tooth enamel, a February 21 Foodconsumer story reported.
The letter said, "It is deeply troubling that children, including bottle-fed infants, will begin drinking fluoridated water without the benefit of the ADA warning and in spite of the many [other] serious concerns [about fluoridation] raised by the National Academy of Sciences last spring."
The letter, dated February 20, was addressed to MWD General Manager Jeffrey Kightlinger. Copies were mailed to the district's board, local water agencies, and elected local and state officials, the story said.................