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UK Against Fluoridation

Thursday, February 28, 2019

USA - Water Terror

Sandy City residents are pretty pissed off that their water managers didn't notify them that the fluoride tank in the main pump room added way too much of the chemical to city water, turning some tap water yellow—not good! Fluoride, promoted to prevent tooth decay, can also accelerate water-pipe corrosion. So why are we putting it in our water in the first place?
Step back in time to Jan. 25, 1945, when Grand Rapids, Mich., became the first U.S. city to fluoridate its drinking water. The city did its due diligence and decided that adding fluoride (a toxic chemical in high doses) would protect the tooth enamel of children and adults. Well, right-wing opponents immediately claimed that adding the chemical to the water was a communist plot that would "bring America to its knees by poisoning the water supply." We were, at that time, deep into a Cold War against the Soviet Union and its allies. Rumors were flying that communists were infiltrating every inch of American life. Anyhow, as the years wore on, the fluoride scare faded away and the Cold War ended.
A few years ago, Wired magazine reported that "roughly 170 million Americans drink fluoridated water today, and statistics show that dental health in the U.S. has improved dramatically as a direct result of it." In the 1970s, Utah public health officials explored adding fluoride to water treatment facilities in Salt Lake County. Park City, Orem and Tooele had it in their water, but only 2.5 percent of the entire state drank the chemical in their daily water intake. A poll by the Public Utilities Division found 70 percent of 705 local residents favored fluoridation. The 1,100-member Utah Dental Association endorsed it, noting that Utah was one of the least-fluoridated states in the country. It got on the ballot and failed.
In 2003, voters in Davis and Salt Lake counties approved fluoride in our water supplies. The Centers for Disease Control had urged all states to put in the optimum levels of the chemical to prevent tooth decay, which the chair of the Utah County Health Board called an epidemic.
Now, it seems we might not want this chemical in our water anymore. Sandy citizens pointed out in public hearings that fluoride is in virtually every toothpaste and that we don't need additives in our drinking water, too. Methinks the power outage in Sandy that caused the massive fluoride surge and flooded water with copper and lead stripped from pipes will lead more people to talk about what might be lurking in their own tap water. The EPA website (epa.gov) has more info on safe drinking water. 

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Canada - Research Into Fluoride In Water

Calgary City Council has approved a motion, which will allow research on introducing fluoride into the water supply. Town of Strathmore receives their water from EPCOR in Calgary, which means the towns water would be affected.
Dr. Ashkan Hamzehi, Dentist at The Ranch Dental Centre, said, “There is enough evidence, according to randomized control trials and systematic reviews, that fluoride in the water can reduce the incidence of dental decay.”
Hamzehi said “Fluoride can reduce dental caries in different ways.” He said, that when you have flouride, it can help break down harmful bacterias. It also helps to build protection in your teeth, which protects it from bacteria. Hamzehi also said that fluoride can battle cavities as well.
If the fluoride was added, Hamzehi said, “I don’t think people can taste the fluoride, since its at a very low concentration, so we cannot detect the taste in water.”
Hamzehi said that over the past few years from removing the fluoride from the water, there has been an increase in dental caries.

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

FAN Newsletter

Fluoridation related accidents, malfunctions, overfeeds, and worker errors have shockingly been commonplace since the start of the practice.  The most recent example is the current fluoridation crisis and negligent actions of elected officials occurring in Sandy, Utah over the past two weeks.
A power outage during a snowstorm in Sandy on Wednesday, February 6th caused a pump to flood parts of the town’s drinking water system with dangerously high levels of fluoridation chemicals, which then corroded the pipes allowing high levels of copper and lead to enter the system for nearly 2,200 homes, schools, and businesses.   The Utilities Director claims that water treatment staff didn’t know the excess fluoride had entered the water system after the pump failure, and therefore didn’t immediately warn residents.
Suspiciously, local and state officials have yet to publicly report what level of fluoride they found in the system.  One TV news reporter said it could be upwards of 150 times the normal amount, but all officials have made public is that it was over 10 milligrams per liter.  Numerous residents reported headaches, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and other gastrointestinal pains and issues.  Among those reported to have become ill included a 3-month old baby and area pets.
Residents and the local media have also reported that the city failed to quickly notify the state of Utah or its residents about the dangerous contamination.  Many residents stated that they weren’t actually made aware of the contamination until the city sent out its first news release alert over a week later on the 15th.
Possibly the most damning act of negligence committed was the removal of “Do Not Ingest” from the initial warning to residents.  The Utilities Director removed the words intentionally, but has yet to explain even to the Mayor why he did so.  The Mayor eventually put the Utilities Director, Tom Ward, on paid administrative leave to “restore the public’s confidence,” in the water sytem. 
In addition, local and state officials have done a poor job of explaining the potential harm to citizens, particularly pregnant women and parents of small children, instead choosing to ignore fluoride and focus their health advice on overexposure to lead and copper.  
The city was ultimately cited by the State Division of Drinking Water for failing to notify the public adequately and for exceeding safe fluoride levels.
Two public meetings have been held so far to discuss the event and future action.  At the most recent, over 100 angry residents questioned and criticized the Mayor and Utilities Director for negligence, delayed warnings, and for adding fluoridation chemicals to their drinking water in the first place.  Many residents called for and applauded ending the practice altogether.
So far the public pressure has caused the Mayor to announce that the town will hold a forum on whether to remove fluoridation chemicals from the drinking water.  The City Council has also voted to open an independent investigation into how the malfunction occurred and how the city responded.  The investigation will be led a three member team of "technical experts", and may be assisted by a citizen advisory council.
Both county and state legislators are now calling for an investigation of fluoridation in Salt Lake and Davis counties, as well as a moratorium on the practice throughout Utah.  The Mayor of Salt Lake City stated that unless state legislators ban the practice, by law Salt Lake area voters must make the decision with a question on the ballot. 
In the latest update, the State Health Department has announced that they will now be conducting free blood tests on impacted residents on a first come, first serve basis.  I suspect this data will be made available to the public, either voluntarily or through a Right to Know / Freedom of Information Act request.
Fluoridation Accidents Are Common
Pro-fluoridation officials have responded by claiming that accidents like this are very rare.  As usual, their claim is factually incorrect.  Fluoridation-related accidents happen on a regular basis, endangering millions of residents.  FAN has put together a list of accidents that have occurred primarily since 2000 and have been reported by media outlets.  These even include two accidents in the Salt Lake City area that hospitalized a water worker, contaminated a local stream, and killed wild animals.  
As you view our accident list, keep in mind that many go unreported.  I suspect this list could easily be doubled or even tripled with additional research into Department of Transportation rail and trucking accident records, OSHA records, and State Groundwater records.  In 2016, a FAN investigation by Doug Cragoe uncovered a widespread failure by local and state officials in Texas to warn water customers about the presence of toxic levels of fluoride.  I suspect similar negligence could be found in most, if not all states.  
If you would like to help FAN improve our database of fluoridation-related accidents, please first review our list above, and if you are able to find and confirm an accident not currently listed, please email your findings to: stuart@fluoridealert.org  
Fluoridation Leaches Metals Even When “Optimal”
A fluoridation accident or overfeed doesn’t have to occur to cause leaching of heavy metals from the drinking water infrastructure.  It happens with the so-called “optimal” level of fluoridation additives as well. 
Stay Up-To-Date
FAN has created a webpage where you can follow the media coverage, public hearings, and stay up to date on the massive fluoridation overfeed in Utah.  We will continue to update this page as the crisis and ensuing investigation continues:
Sincerely,

Stuart Cooper
Campaign Director

UK - Call to abandon water supply appraisal in Darlington

By Stuart MintingLocal Democracy Reporter


LEADING members of a council have been warned they would become “partners in an illegal act” should fluoridation of the water supply be approved.
Anti-fluoridation campaigner Michael Watson called on Darlington Borough Council to abandon its support of a technical appraisal of the drinking water system across Tees Valley to assess the feasibility of introducing fluoride.
Speaking at a meeting of the full authority, Mr Watson said: “I wish to warn council of the additional legal and financial implications that should impinge on you should you have the temerity to impose water fluoridation on the residents of this borough.
“Will you now cease and desist in this futile and dangerous enterprise and scrap the technical appraisal?”
The authority’s leader, Councillor Stephen Harker said the council had a duty to consider measures to improve public health outcomes. He said: “There is a broad of evidence from the UK and internationally collected over a number of years that shows the addition of fluoride in water is an effective public health measure.”
He added if fluoridation was proposed, regulations would require the authority to undertake a full public consultation.

Utah City Recovers From Drinking Water Ban Caused By Fluoride Spill

Peter Chawaga - editor
Following a fluoride pump malfunction in the water system, residents in Sandy City, UT, were told not to drink their water. Now, local regulators are faced with questions about what went wrong and why locals weren’t notified sooner.
“Problems began Feb. 6, when a fluoride pump malfunctioned because of a power outage,” according to The Salt Lake Tribune. “It flooded parts of the water system with huge amounts of fluoride — which can cause health problems, plus the acidic fluoride also corroded pipes in some homes to release also-dangerous heavy metals such as lead and copper.”
But it wasn’t until the city received complaints about taste hours later that it identified and fixed the problem. Workers handed out flyers in what it thought was the affected area, but did not leave flyers behind if residents weren’t at home. Then, it turned out the problem was much larger than first suspected.
“In later days, [the city] started to receive complaints of health issues outside the small area — and the city realized it had affected thousands of homes,” per the Tribune. “Eventually, the city did use social media, reverse 911, news media notification and sending ‘all hands on deck’ door-to-door to notify residents.”
The drinking water ban was eventually lifted, but Sandy City still has some work to do to appease residents following the debacle. As part of the effort, local volunteers went door-to-door collecting water samples for the city to test.
“A couple dozen people woke up early on their day off to help test water around Sandy City on Monday morning,” KUTV reported. “Public works tested 200 samples over the weekend; all but one came back clean. It’s a very expensive process, according to the mayor.”
Additionally, the city released a computer simulation demonstrating how the fluoride likely traveled through the water system.
“The animation shows the highest levels traveling through the areas the city later deemed zones one and two,” according to KSL. “The fluoride levels in those areas exceeded 10 milligrams per liter, which Sandy Public Utilities engineering manager Richard Benham said was the level at which the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention requires water systems to shut down their fluoride equipment.”
Finally, the city has commissioned an independent investigation into the incident and the public utilities director will be on paid administrative leave as it takes place.
To read more about how drinking water utilities communicate with consumers, visit Water Online’s Consumer Outreach Solutions Center.

Council approves study into efficacy of fluoride


Calgary’s drinking water, City Council has approved a study for the University of Calgary’s O’Brien Insitute for Public Health to examine the benefits and detriments of fluoridation.

“So the idea is to try to reconcile, a little bit, the evidence that’s out there. Not to have this be about decibel opinion, but more just a measured analysis of what the evidence shows,” said director Dr. William Ghali of the O’Brien Institute.

Ward 13 Coun. Diane Colley-Urquhart presented the motion on Monday asking for a thorough assessment on all the facts and viewpoints that apply to the contentious issue.

“Part of what we are responsible for is to make sure as legislators that we are as well informed as we possibly can be when you’re bringing in public policy decisions,” she said. “I know this is tricky — this is whether or not you believe in vaccines, or whether or not you believe in blood transfusions, any of those things. So, none of us on council are experts when it comes to fluoridation.”

Going back in time, this motion is nearly identical to one presented by Colley-Urquhart in 2016 and was defeated..........

Monday, February 25, 2019

Why Is Fluoride In Our Water?

Insights On The History Behind Water Fluoridation
Thousands of different medications are prescribed daily, each with one thing in common: informed consent. Before prescribing a drug, doctors are required to educated their patient on what it is that they’re consuming. However, one drug exists that almost all Americans ingest every hour without their knowledge or awareness. That drug? Fluoride.
Tons and tons of fluorosilicic acid, fluorosilicate, and sodium fluoride is dumped into public drinking water every hour to keep it fluoridated. Many people are under the impression that water fluoridation is a common and safe way to fight tooth decay. In reality, roughly 30 countries fluoridate their water supply and only 8 countries fluoridate more than 50% of their water; the United States fluoridates 72%. Additionally, only 2-3% of Europe fluoridates its water and numerous countries such as China, Germany, Japan, and Finland have banned the action altogether. As of April 2016, over 50 studies have taken place which confirm a correlation between excess fluoride consumption and learning deficiencies among children. The United States Government knows the same information as all these countries who have banned fluoride, so why do they continue to toxicate its own people? To answer that question we must first understand where fluoride comes from.......................

Sunday, February 24, 2019

USA - Yolo County - Vote no on fluoride in water

Vote no on fluoride in water

I am glad to read more comments about the negative effects of fluoride in drinking tap water. It was added to the water we had in Wilmette, Ill. How do I not know that it didn’t contribute to cancer?



I choose to avoid tempting having cancer by not having it. What other organs would it harm? We don’t know. Do I want to be a test subject for such a trial? No.



You can get your fluoride in a bottle on an individual basis at a low cost. Just don’t subject the rest of us who don’t want it.
Come on — where is common sense in this? Vote it down. Vote no!
Janet Zwahlen
Davis

Saturday, February 23, 2019

Canada - Calgary councillor revives call for city to take another look at fluoride research


Councillor Diane Colley-Urquhart will bring a motion to next week’s council meeting on fluoride research that was originally introduced and defeated in 2016.CALGARY—Calgary could be headed for another round of the fluoride debate as a city councillor revives a proposal to look at research on how removing fluoride from city water has affected Calgarians’ dental health.

Councillor Diane Colley-Urquhart will bring a motion to next week’s council meeting that was originally introduced and defeated in 2016. It asks council to “engage” the University of Calgary’s O’Brien Institute for Public Health to conduct “an objective assessment of the evidence” on community water fluoridation.
But she said she’s open to persuasion on the topic, and her intent isn’t to rehash the arguments for and against fluoride.

“That’s where I’m sure people will try to go. I’ll keep standing up and saying, ‘That’s not the point of this notice of motion. Please keep people on track.’”

Calgary city council voted to stop fluoridating the city’s water in 2011. At the time, Colley-Urquhart, who has now been in office nearly 20 years, voted in favour of taking it out. Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral that is routinely added to water supplies in many countries to prevent tooth decay and cavities.

Calgary has held no less than five plebiscites on whether to put fluoride in city water, ultimately voting to approve it in both 1989 and 1998.

Back in 2016, council voted Colley-Urquhart’s motion down 9-5. She said Friday that she hasn’t spoken to her council colleagues to gauge their support for taking another look at her proposal, so she’s not sure what may come of the idea this time.

“I am letting them each do their own research ... I’m not going to be lobbying people over the weekend,” she said.

“It was so disappointing the last time. You’re saying no to have this work done. So ethically and morally myself, as an elected official, I feel I have a duty to bring this forward.”

Friday, February 22, 2019

Utah legislator considering a moratorium on fluoride in drinking water


Salt Lake County Health Department Employee Ron Lund takes water samples to be analyzed from homes in the effected area in Sandy on Monday, Feb. 18, 2019. (Photo: Silas Walker / Deseret News)
The Sandy Water Crisis started when a fluoride pump malfunctioned, sending massive quantities of undiluted fluoride into residents’ drinking water.
Now, its catastrophic results have some people asking: Why is there fluoride in our water in the first place?
At least one legislator, Rep. Steve Handy, is taking that question seriously enough that he’s considering putting forward a bill that would put a moratorium on all fluoride in our water.
KSL Newsradio’s Dave & Dujanovic invited him on their show to discuss his proposed bill.

The growing anti-fluoride movement

Steve Handy

Rep. Steve Handy speaks to KSL Newsradio’s Dave & Dujanovic about the fluoride in our water. The interview begins at 11:25. (Photo: KSL.com)
Fluoride is in our water because the people of Utah asked for it.
In November of 2000, residents in Salt Lake County, Davis County, and Logan City were invited to vote in a referendum on water fluoridation. They came out, had their voices heard, and our counties ensured that the water pouring out of their taps would have fluoride.
To some, however, that decision now seems to some like a colossal mistake. When that fluoride flooded Sandy’s water supply, it corroded the pipes, contaminating the water with lead and copper and leaving several people painfully ill.
Some have gone online to vent their frustrations:
Why is the city protecting fluoridation instead of residents. Fluoride isn't a nutrient or essential for healthy teeth. Fluoride is regulated as a drug by the FDA Fluoridation chemicals used by Sandy are industrial waste & contain lead & arsenic. http://www.nsf.org/newsroom_pdf/Fluoride_Fact_Sheet_2019.pdf 

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Others have called elected representatives like Steve Handy, who says that he’s considering his bill because many of his constituents have asked for it.
“The incident in Sandy is very distressing,” Handy says. “I have constituents who are very concerned about it.”

Those constituents, he says, have asked him to try to pass a moratorium on fluoride in water. He says there’s a good chance he’ll do just that...................

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Sandy public utilities director on paid administrative leave in wake of fluoride event

SANDY — Mayor Kurt Bradburn announced Wednesday his director of public utilities will be on paid leave while an independent investigation probes the inadvertent release of concentrated fluoride into a portion of the city's drinking water system.

Bradburn said the move regarding Tom Ward is best for the city as the "fact gathering process plays out."

Standing at the mayor's side during a brief news conference and without taking any questions, Ward said Wednesday he is confident that safety has been restored to the city's water system.

"To restore public confidence, however, in the water supply I support bringing in an independent investigator to conduct a full analysis of the recent incidents. Due to the distraction of the media, I feel my ability to direct the public utilities department is being hampered, so I will be stepping away while the investigation is being conducted," Ward said.

He voiced his trust in the mayor and city staff to serve Sandy residents in his absence.

Bradburn said Ward will remain on paid administrative leave "until we get a better understanding of what happened."

The decision follows action by the Sandy City Council to pursue the formation of a three-member independent panel to probe what happened and why, as well as how the situation was administratively handled.

Earlier Wednesday, the city announced it had 1,100 results from water tests, with only one test showing poor water quality. That home has already been notified, officials said.

The city is conducting a systemwide check of its 11 fluoride injectors after the release of concentrated chemical into a section of town potentially impacting 2,200 homes, some schools and other facilities.

The Utah Division of Drinking Water issued the city a citation for excess levels of fluoride and is investigating whether it engaged in adequate public notification.

Officials say a snowstorm overnight on Feb. 5-6 led to a power outage, ultimately causing the injector to malfunction. The city has been criticized by residents for how it handled notification. A news release was first issued Feb. 15, with updates on possible elevated levels of lead and copper the next day.

Adding fluoride into drinking water systems occurs in Salt Lake and Davis counties in Utah, with some self-contained water providers that opted out under an exemption.

Some of those areas include Woods Cross in Davis County and Holladay and White City in Salt Lake County.

In 2000, voters approved the introduction of fluoride in Salt Lake County and it was implemented three years later.

Any problems with Sandy's system is not causing Salt Lake County officials to undertake any review, the county said Wednesday....................

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

UK - Parliament

Photo of Paul BeresfordPaul Beresford Chair, Administration Committee

As my hon. Friend is probably aware, I have a part-time job in which I deal with a preventable disease: caries. In dentistry we spend £34 million to £38 million on this preventable disease. Will he consider looking seriously at how we could persuade local authorities to put fluoride in the water supply to prevent caries?

Photo of Stephen HammondStephen Hammond Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

My hon. Friend will know that the plan has much on prevention in primary care and public health. I offer to meet him, and I will listen carefully. He tempts me down a line that I would rather not go down tonight.

Fluoride moratorium? Utah legislator wants assurances after Sandy water ordeal

SANDY — A Utah lawmaker says a statewide moratorium on pump injectors delivering fluoride to drinking water may be necessary in light of Sandy's recent experience with malfunctioning equipment.

Rep. Steve Handy, R-Layton, said he is concerned those delivery systems are unsafe after high concentrations of undiluted fluoride were released into a portion of Sandy's drinking water system over a period of up to 48 hours.
The contamination happened in the aftermath of an overnight power outage Feb. 5 in which the pump delivering fluoride kicked on, but the water did not.
The acidic concentration of fluoride ate away at piping, elevating levels of copper and lead in the water, prompting a weekend no drink order for that area of the city from Feb. 15 until Feb. 17.
Several adults were sickened, and at least one infant was ill from ingesting formula mixed with the contaminated water.
Fallout over how Sandy officials handled the contamination, particularly notification procedures, continues to unfold with ramifications that could last months, or possibly years.
Among those impacts:
• The state of Utah is requiring the city of Sandy to move from sampling drinking water for lead and copper 30 times every three years to collecting at least 60 samples every six months in a monitoring change that could increase in even more frequency and last for an unknown duration.
• Heightened political interest in Handy's HB360 to require implementation of a $5 million mandatory testing and mitigation program for lead in drinking water in Utah's schools and more than 400 child care centers.
• Renewed controversy over fluorinating drinking water, its cost and whether it is safe.
• Increasing accountability for water systems that deliver to nonresidents outside political boundaries.......................................

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Honolulu, Hawaii news, sports & weather - KITV Channel 4

UK - Parliament

Photo of Frank FieldFrank Field Chair, Work and Pensions Committee

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent comparative assessment he has made of the (a) level of fluoride in water supplied by regional water suppliers and (b) effect of those levels on child dental health.

Photo of Steve BrineSteve Brine The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care


The most recent comparative assessment can be found in Public Health England’s ‘Water Fluoridation Health Monitoring Report for England (2018)’ which can be viewed at the following link:
This gives a detailed description of the effects on dental health of living in areas with a water fluoridation scheme (containing ≥0.7mg/l fluoride) compared to areas without a water fluoridation scheme.
The report found that in areas where there is a water fluoridation scheme children aged five in deprived areas are 39% less likely to experience tooth decay and children in deprived areas are 68% less likely to be admitted to hospital for dental extractions.
The report found that water fluoridation is an effective and safe intervention to improve oral health and reduces inequalities.









Monday, February 18, 2019

Hawaii - Your Views

Fluoride needed
State Sen. Karl Rhoads’ proposal that tiny amounts of fluoride be added to public drinking water is long overdue, and children, as well as family budgets, are suffering.

Since 1945, fluoridation has proven to be a cheap but effective way to significantly reduce tooth decay not only in children but in adults as well. I hate to read that our keiki have the worst dental health in the country!
Having spent much of my childhood drinking nonfluoridated water, I can bear witness to the pain of having many cavities. I hated the drilling, and sometimes even the extraction, of diseased teeth. The common sight of relatives’ dentures soaking was a warning to me of what nonfluoridated water could do to teeth.
Fluoride is a naturally occurring and common part of the natural environment, and the very small amount that is added to drinking water would save families from many unneeded dental procedures.
Perhaps Sen. Rhoads could explore the practicality of making fluoride available for use by catchment owners as well?
Nan Sumner-Mack

Sunday, February 17, 2019

Fluoride – Healthy or Harmful?

Summary:

  • Fluorine has no nutritional or physiological functions in the body.
  • Synthetic fluorides are a toxic chemical by-product of large manufacturing companies.
  • Fluorides cause dental and skeletal fluorosis, arthritic symptoms, cellular changes in liver, kidneys, adrenal glands and reproductive organs as well as bone deformations and increased risk of fractures.
  • Fluoride affects thyroid function, fertility and intelligence.
  • There is no known antidote for fluoride toxicity and it is nearly impossible to remove from water once added.



Is it fluoride toothpaste the astronauts swallow?

Saturday, February 16, 2019

USA - Sandy estimates 600 homes affected by water contamination, says to flush water systems

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — In a press conference Friday evening, officials from Sandy City clarified that an estimated 600 homes' water systems were contaminated with lead and copper.
The city said the contamination was due to elevated levels of fluoride in the water from a pump that malfunctioned after a power outage last week.

The areas estimated to be affected by the contamination were homes between 10600 South to 11400 South and 2000 East to 700 East. 
Officials estimated this area consisted of about 600 homes
Residents with homes within the affected area were advised to flush their water systems by running hot water on all taps for 30 minutes, then cold water for 30 minutes.
The city said reports of people becoming ill from drinking water first surfaced last week. Officials began an investigation, which included immediately flushing the water system and turning off the pump that caused the excess of fluoride. They indicated that pump would not be turned on again until it was examined by state engineers.
Water samples were sent for testing, results of which came back positive for lead and copper on Friday. The city indicated in its press conference that it believed the problem to have been mitigated in the interim between when first reports of illness surfaced and Thursday.
Between Feb. 7 and Thursday, city officials said at least five household reported individuals were sickened by the water.
Sandy's mayor, Kurt Bradburn, said the city would be happy to credit utility bills for all contaminated water. More information about the incident can be found online here.
Individuals who believe they may have been exposed to the elevated fluoride levels were advised to contact Utah Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222.

Friday, February 15, 2019

Darlington and Stockton Times - letter

ON January 31, a colleague and I attended a full council meeting at Darlington Town Hall, with contributions (and questions) relevant to water fluoridation. We turned out on a freezing night, but we were not allowed to speak due to a breach of protocol, essentially an addressing error – it was mine, and it will not happen again.
One question related to a 2007 paper showing that silico-fluorides used to fluoridate water around the world (and ten per cent of England’s drinking water) can produce chemicals which may disrupt normal nerve function, and could also explain the mechanism of disfiguring dental fluorosis. Do not believe the mantra that this condition is “cosmetic”. Do the research – join the fight.
The other question related to new data which indicates the incidence of tooth decay in five-year-old Darlington children has declined by 25.4 per cent very recently, while tooth decay in children in the fluoridated West Midlands increased by 9.8 per cent in the same period.
The North-East as a whole now has a seven per cent lower incidence of decay than the West Midlands, and most of the children examined in our region were drinking water without fluoride.
The message to our kids, parents and teachers is “well done – whatever you are doing, keep it up”.
But you should know that mass-medication is on the horizon.
M Watson, Darlington

Thursday, February 14, 2019

World expert on lead now warns of fluoride's neurotoxicity

World expert on lead now warns of fluoride's neurotoxicity


NEW YORK: A major review article in the journal Pediatric Medicine by Dr. David Bellinger includes fluoride in a list of chemicals known or suspected to interfere with the neurodevelopment of children, reports the Fluoride Action Network (FAN).

Bellinger, recognized as one the leading experts in the world on the neurotoxicity of lead, holds three important positions in Boston: two at Harvard and one at Boston Children's Hospital.

In his review of fluoride's neurotoxicity, Bellinger cites the meta-analysis of 27 IQ studies from China and Iran (Choi et al., 2012); a follow-up study in China he co-authored (Choi et al., 2015) and the more recent US-government funded mother-offspring studies from Mexico City (Bashash et al., 2017 and 2018). These latter studies, which controlled for many possible confounders, found a very strong association between fluoride levels in the pregnant mothers' urine and lowered IQ in their offspring. These fluoride urine levels from the mothers in Mexico City correspond to the fluoride levels in pregnant women in fluoridated communities in Canada (Till et al., 2018).

While the mainstream media covered the Choi meta-analysis from 2012, they have ignored all the major neurotoxicity studies published since then. Meanwhile, they continue to go overboard on low-quality studies that focus on tooth decay.

According to Paul Connett, PhD, FAN Director, We hope that when more pediatricians read about these important neurotoxicity studies -especially the mother-offspring studies- that they will warn women of child-bearing age to avoid all sources of fluoride during pregnancy and parents not to bottle-feed their infants with formula prepared with fluoridated tap water.

Connett added, There are over 350 published studies on fluoride's effect on the brain: 130 human studies, over 200 animal studies, and 33 cell studies.

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Canada - London Council

Fluoride change turned down

Despite a monologue about the dangers of fluoride from Coun. Michael van Holst that stretched more than 20 minutes, council voted decisively against investigating a lower fluoridation rate.
Coun. Paul Van Meerbergen pointed to his previous council term, when the same fluoridation debate raged, saying the arguments and the players are just the same. He urged his colleagues to reject “junk science.”
Only van Holst, Steve Hillier and Elizabeth Peloza voted in favour of having staff report back on lowering the fluoridation rate from 0.7 to 0.6 parts per million. All others voted against.