The fluoride which is added to our water supply is a byproduct of the aluminum, steel, ceramic, phosphate fertilizer, and other chemical industries. The citizens of Florida are demanding an immediate end to Fluoridation of the public water supply.
Rep Alan Grayson, We the undersigned Florida residents are calling for an end to fluoridation and a new Congressional Hearing on Fluoridation.
We cite the landmark 2006 National Research Council (NRC) report on fluoride in water that identified many adverse health effects associated with exposure to fluoride. Based on the concentration levels reported to be harmful, there is clearly no adequate margin of safety to protect against these adverse effects for the 170 million Americans drinking fluoridated water. Especially at risk are infants and small children, the elderly or frail, and those with above average water consumption, inadequate nutrition, diabetes, and poor thyroid or kidney function.
Ignoring all risks in the NRC report, the US CDC still spends millions of tax dollars aggressively promoting fluoridation and, after more than one year, the US EPA has failed to do the fluoride Risk Assessment called for in the NRC report. We need a new Congressional Hearing requiring CDC and EPA officials to provide, under oath, valid evidence that fluoridation is safe for ALL Americans.
I believe that fluoridation is outdated, unscientific, violates medical ethics and denies freedom of choice. Its serious risks far outweigh its minor (if any) benefits. Fluoridation should be halted pending a new Congressional hearing and any legislation that may result from it.
I look forward to learning if you will sponsor and/or support this urgently needed Congressional Hearing on Fluoridation.
