Fluoride debate delayed at WA Liberal Party Conference

A CALL to review water fluoridation missed out on debate at the Liberal Party’s State conference this month due to a lack of time. Item 37 on the August 14 conference agenda called for the State Government to hold a Parliamentary inquiry into fluoridation of the public water supply...

FDA: Fluoride Supplements Never Found Safe or Effective

NEW YORK, July 25, 2011 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sodium fluoride supplements "have not been found by FDA to be safe or effective," according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine's (NLM) website, reports the New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc. (NYSCOF).

Routinely prescribed to children in non-water-fluoridated communities, sometimes even in fluoridated areas, sodium fluoride drops, lozenges and "vitamins" are meant to reduce tooth decay.

Before testing was required, sodium fluoride ingestion slipped into common usage without FDA approval. Now, the FDA is cracking down on unapproved drugs such as sodium fluoride. (1)

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