January 21, 2014
We know the proponents are spending millions of dollars on public relations campaigns in support of fluoridation. Keep an eye on the media, both local and national, over the next week and compare how many articles are pro-fluoridation to how many you see with quotes from our press release. You will likely see just how much attention big money can get from the media.
But we can counter the opposition's big money PR campaign with your help. Please read the press release below and email it to your state and local media outlets (TV, Radio, Blogs, Newspapers, etc.). Please also share the release on your social media pages and on your campaign websites. Finally, if you see any articles on fluoridation over the next couple of weeks, please post the press release in the comment section below the article. Every time it's shared more people will learn the truth, so please spread the release far and wide.
Sincerely,
Stuart Cooper
Campaign Director
Fluoride Action Network
Fluoridation's 70th Anniversary - Not Something to Celebrate
January 25, 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of fluoridation – forcing Americans to ingest fluoride chemicals via the public water supplies without their informed consent. Fluoridation promoters repeatedly claim that the practice is “safe” and “effective” but science does not support either claim, reports the Fluoride Action Network (FAN).
Paul Connett, PhD, FAN Executive Director says, “Politics not science keeps fluoridation alive. Fluoridation proponents, including the CDC,
hire PR agencies to sell us fluoridation using half-truths, talking
points and diversions. Dentists at the CDC claim that fluoridation is
‘one of the top public health achievements of the twentieth century,’ in
reality it is one of greatest public health betrayals of the twentieth
century.”
Today,
WHO data indicates no difference in tooth decay in 12-year-olds between
fluoridated and non-fluoridated countries. Despite 7 decades of
fluoridation reaching a record number of Americans, official reports
indicate that a tooth decay crisis exists
in the U.S. Meanwhile, dental fluorosis – the outward sign of fluoride
overdose is impacting over 40% of American teens. As a result, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommends that water fluoride levels be reduced. But its recommendation is far too little and it comes too late.
Current
science proves that ingested fluoride doesn’t reduce tooth decay (if it
works at all it works topically i.e. on the outside of the tooth) but
does expose the entire population to fluoride’s adverse health effects which can range from mottled teeth and stomach pains to thyroid disorders and brain deficits.
According
to Connett, “It is reckless to expose bottle-fed infants to levels of
fluoride over 100 times the level in mothers’ milk. Nature protects the
baby from fluoride and fluoridation is removing that protection for
bottle-fed babies.”
Dentists
at the ADA and the CDC assure citizens that fluoridation is “safe” but
they have no professional qualifications to make pronouncements on any
tissue other than the teeth.
FAN’s study tracker contains published studies from major peer-reviewed journals showing fluoride’s harm and not just at high levels.
For example: Forty-two studies show fluoride reduces IQ; 17 at levels the US EPA claims are safe.
According
to Connett, “The last children in the US that need a drop in IQ are
children from low-income families and they are precisely the children
being targeted in fluoridation programs.”
Hundreds of communities have abandoned or rejected fluoridation. Last year the Israel Health Minister banned fluoridation country-wide because of health concerns.
PR people teach dentists and other fluoridation promoters to avoid dialogue based on “Harms and Risks.”
“That’s
because no science convincingly supports the safety of fluoridation,”
says Connett. “That’s why they won’t debate this issue with us in
public and why after over 4 years they have failed to produce a
scientific response to our book, The Case Against Fluoride (Chelsea Green, 2010).
Instead
of handling the science in a professional manner both the ADA and the
CDC are pouring money into PR to keep this outdated and dangerous
practice going. This includes over 30 million dollars of taxpayer money that the CDC is using over the next 5 years to help fluoridate more communities in several target states and the ADA is lobbying for more. The ADA also is using half a million dollars of its own money on a social media campaign
Fluoridation
is a waste of money on many fronts. CDC’s PR claim that, for each $1
invested in fluoridation $38 is saved in dental costs, has been shown to
be false by independent scientists.
Incredibly, after 70 years it is still not clear which Federal Agency has jurisdiction for the safety of this program.
However,
according to Connett, “Fluoridation would end tomorrow if the FDA and
the EPA were to do their jobs honestly. Shockingly, the FDA has never
regulated fluoride for ingestion and the EPA is dragging its feet
determining a safe level of fluoride in water (considering it as a
contaminant under the Safe Drinking Water Act). Sadly, many communities
are being tricked into thinking that there are federal agencies that
take responsibility for the safety of this program, but not one does
so.”
Connett
concluded that, “Continuing this practice in the absence of sound
science – and investing millions of dollars in PR to cover up that fact –
will further erode the public’s trust in public health programs. Right
now the only thing being protected is the reputation of those who
refuse to accept that this program has been a massive failure both
ethically and scientifically.”
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