March 22, 2018
Public Health England Makes a Scientific Ass of Itself
On March 22, Public Health England issued a report titled Water Fluoridation. Health monitoring report for England 2018 . It is yet another sham review by a pro-fluoridation government agency.
Public Health England described itself this way:
The two references used for this statement* were from outdated rubber-stamp reports from Ireland (2015) and New Zealand (2014) (which we discussed in some detail in a previous bulletin.
It is a hallmark of these government “sham reviews” that they incestuously cite each other – piling propaganda on top of propaganda – but all the while trying to impress with their inflated “authority.” Nowhere, was this clearer than with the NZ review which stressed that Sir Peter Gluckman was the “senior scientific adviser to the Prime Minister of NZ” and Sir David Skegg was the President of The Royal Society of New Zealand. The shock comes when someone who knows the science of the issue actually reads their reports and finds how little they know about the subject.
Of course, neither the authors of these two sham reviews could have considered the Bashash et al., 2017 study (since they were written three years earlier). But was the PHE unaware that this study has been in the works for 12-years and was funded by US government agencies (National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Environmental Protection Agency)? And did none of their distinguished panelists not hear about the study when it was published 7 months ago? Have they not been following the issue of fluoride’s neurotoxicity over the last few years? Were they unaware of the over 300 animal and human studies that indicate that fluoride is neurotoxic, including 52 IQ studies? available online here.
At the very least the PHE should have mentioned the Bashash study which vindicated our concerns and dealt with many of the criticisms of the IQ studies presented in the Irish and NZ reviews, and revised their preposterous notion that, “IQ was not considered a priority health outcome.”
Or do they seriously maintain there is nothing wrong about deliberately adding a neurotoxic substance to drinking water? And to do so without issuing any warnings to pregnant women that fluoride has the potential to lower the IQ of their offspring? The only rational explanation for their cavalier attitude on this matter is that they, along with the health agencies in other fluoridated countries, are more interested in protecting the practice of water fluoridation than protecting the health of the population.
Declan Waugh commenting on the PHE report noted that:
The Rubber Stamp references used to justify inaction on IQ:
22. Sutton M, Kiersey, R., Farragher, L., Long, J. Health Effects of Water fluoridation: An evidence review. Health Research Board (Ireland); 2015.
24. Royal Society of New Zealand and the Office of the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor. Health effects of water fluoridation: A review of the scientific evidence. Wellington; 2014.
Let’s be positive now….
We are working on the details.
Objective: Pregnant women who live in fluoridated communities need to be warned about the results of the Bashash et al. study (2017).
Reason: Because there is a potential threat to the brains of their unborn we must act to get the message out.
How do I get involved: Start by contacting friends and groups and ask them to work with you. Email our Campaign Director, Stuart Cooper to tell him you want to be part of this campaign.
Paul and Ellen Connett for the FAN fundraising Team
Additional Resources:
See all FAN bulletins onlineOn March 22, Public Health England issued a report titled Water Fluoridation. Health monitoring report for England 2018 . It is yet another sham review by a pro-fluoridation government agency.
Public Health England described itself this way:
“Public
Health England exists to protect and improve the nation’s health and
wellbeing, and reduce health inequalities. We do this through
world-leading science, knowledge and intelligence, advocacy,
partnerships and the delivery of specialist public health services. We
are an executive agency of the Department of Health and Social Care, and
a distinct delivery organisation with operational autonomy. We provide
government, local government, the NHS, Parliament, industry and the
public with evidence-based professional, scientific and delivery
expertise and support.” (page 2)
Public Health England on fluoride and IQ:
“At
the time the PHE working group were considering health outcomes, the
evidence for an association between lower IQ and fluoride in water was
considered weak (22, 24), and there were no quality routine datasets
available for analysis. Therefore IQ was not considered a priority
health outcome for inclusion.” (page 23)
Comment from FAN:
We
recommend our readers re-read these two statements again while
listening to a recording of Elgar’s famous Pomp and Circumstance march!The two references used for this statement* were from outdated rubber-stamp reports from Ireland (2015) and New Zealand (2014) (which we discussed in some detail in a previous bulletin.
It is a hallmark of these government “sham reviews” that they incestuously cite each other – piling propaganda on top of propaganda – but all the while trying to impress with their inflated “authority.” Nowhere, was this clearer than with the NZ review which stressed that Sir Peter Gluckman was the “senior scientific adviser to the Prime Minister of NZ” and Sir David Skegg was the President of The Royal Society of New Zealand. The shock comes when someone who knows the science of the issue actually reads their reports and finds how little they know about the subject.
Of course, neither the authors of these two sham reviews could have considered the Bashash et al., 2017 study (since they were written three years earlier). But was the PHE unaware that this study has been in the works for 12-years and was funded by US government agencies (National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Environmental Protection Agency)? And did none of their distinguished panelists not hear about the study when it was published 7 months ago? Have they not been following the issue of fluoride’s neurotoxicity over the last few years? Were they unaware of the over 300 animal and human studies that indicate that fluoride is neurotoxic, including 52 IQ studies? available online here.
At the very least the PHE should have mentioned the Bashash study which vindicated our concerns and dealt with many of the criticisms of the IQ studies presented in the Irish and NZ reviews, and revised their preposterous notion that, “IQ was not considered a priority health outcome.”
Or do they seriously maintain there is nothing wrong about deliberately adding a neurotoxic substance to drinking water? And to do so without issuing any warnings to pregnant women that fluoride has the potential to lower the IQ of their offspring? The only rational explanation for their cavalier attitude on this matter is that they, along with the health agencies in other fluoridated countries, are more interested in protecting the practice of water fluoridation than protecting the health of the population.
Curiously, Public Health England notes
“It
would be interesting to link health effects to a measure of the total
daily fluoride intake from all sources or the total dose of fluoride
absorbed by each person. This can be estimated by biological monitoring
using biological samples for example urine. However, again such total
fluoride intake data were not available at a population level. To study
the effect of fluoride the exposure assessment has focussed on
concentration of fluoride in the water supply. This is the one of the
main determinants of how much fluoride people absorb, although we
recognise that total intake also depends on factors for which we have no
data.” (page 26)
The
UK government environment and health agencies and those in other
fluoridating countries like Australia, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand,
have had over 70 years to perfect this (or even attempt to do this) but
have failed miserably to do so. Using water concentrations as the
biometric of exposure is pathetic considering once fluoride is added to
the water you can’t determine dose without knowing how much water people
drink and the fluoride they get from other sources. Total dose is the
only meaningful biometric for exposure when considering the health of
the whole population.Declan Waugh commenting on the PHE report noted that:
“when
they don’t even consider tea as a source of fluoride exposure in the UK
(a major tea drinking country), then it’s a worthless pile of garbage.
There are 15 studies in the UK that have measured fluoride levels in tea
including a number of large studies in the last 5 years.”
As we discussed in yesterday’s bulletin, A Mind is Terrible Thing to Waste:
Available
evidence suggests that the following are all associated with IQ
reductions: (1) Daily fluoride doses, (2) Urine fluoride levels, (3)
Serum fluoride levels, and (4) Dental fluorosis levels. Each of these
four metrics of fluoride exposure provide a more direct assessment of
individual fluoride exposure than water fluoride concentration and are thus more probative for risk assessment purposes.
The 2017 US government-funded Bashash study
certainly highlighted the importance of urine fluoride levels. Note
this study followed 300 mother-child pairs and found that urine fluoride
levels in the mothers – corresponding to fluoride levels experienced by
adults in fluoridated communities in the USA- was associated with a 6
IQ point loss in their offspring.
The
PHE report is like a Trump tweet it is a distraction from the “real
science” of fluoride’s dangers to human health – particularly the brain.
It provides even more incentive to get that “real science” examined in
court.The Rubber Stamp references used to justify inaction on IQ:
22. Sutton M, Kiersey, R., Farragher, L., Long, J. Health Effects of Water fluoridation: An evidence review. Health Research Board (Ireland); 2015.
24. Royal Society of New Zealand and the Office of the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor. Health effects of water fluoridation: A review of the scientific evidence. Wellington; 2014.
Let’s be positive now….
Invest in the End of Fluoridation:
1. Donate to our TSCA Lawsuit Legal Fund
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We are working on the details.
Objective: Pregnant women who live in fluoridated communities need to be warned about the results of the Bashash et al. study (2017).
Reason: Because there is a potential threat to the brains of their unborn we must act to get the message out.
How do I get involved: Start by contacting friends and groups and ask them to work with you. Email our Campaign Director, Stuart Cooper to tell him you want to be part of this campaign.
We are not quite ready for our new Poster campaign. We need your input (yes, Arlene, I will get back to you)
Please stay tuned,Paul and Ellen Connett for the FAN fundraising Team
See previous bulletins that discuss Bashash:
• March 21, A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Waste
• March 6, TSCA: Our Two Campaigns
Additional Resources:
• The full TSCA petition submitted to EPA on Nov 22, 2016
• A shorter 8-page summary
• Follow the news reports here
• The Documents submitted into the court record
* The Timeline of the Lawsuit
• A shorter 8-page summary
• Follow the news reports here
• The Documents submitted into the court record
* The Timeline of the Lawsuit
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