Citizens for Safe Water Metro Moncton

demonstrating contradictions between the CDA's claim that fluoridated water is safe & the CDA's guidelines for daily fluoride exposure limits from toothpaste, mouth rinses, oral supplements to protect against children developing dental fluorosis. The second icon link is the exact same document without any highlights confirming that the highlighted document has not been changed in any way.

In the first pages, fluoridating water is endorsed as a safe way of reducing tooth decay. 

Note: Fluoridating water = chemically raising the fluoride levels in a population’s water to
0.7 ppm = 0.7 mg/l = .23mg in a regular glass of water (333ml) = a pea size amount of toothpaste
 

Then on pages 3 and 4, guidelines to minimize exposure to fluoride from fluoridated toothpaste, mouthwash & oral supplements are incongruous with the idea that it is safe to increase everyone & especially children's over all daily dose of fluoride through fluoridating water. 

 

The formula .05 - .07 mg fluoride / kg / day is even provided as a blood level of fluoride from all sources that the CDA state must not be exceeded per day to protect against the development of dental fluorosis. 
 

When you do the math, the following are examples of children and people whose fluoride levels would exceed the CDA’s daily limits if the water they drink & prepare food with is fluoridated to .7ppm = .7 mg/l = .23mg in a regular glass of water.

• Formula fed babies whose formula is mixed with fluoridated water

• Children who regularly consume industrially grown & especially processed foods & drinks that now contain significant levels of fluoride due to:

  • The common use of fluoride based pesticides that has been increasing since the 70s.
  • The processing of foods & drinks with fluoridated water that has been increasing since the 80s.
  • The common use of phosphate fertilizer that has increased since the 70s.
    
    Boxed cereals processed in fluoridated regions, mechanically deboned chicken, tea, especially bottled ice tea and white grape juice are examples of foods that published analysis have shown to contain 6 to 9 times the amount of fluoride found in fluoridated water.

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Note: The Canadian & American dental associations' guidelines for prescribing oral fluoride supplements is even more contradictory as it stipulates that babies 6 months & younger can not be given any amount of fluoride & babies between 6 months & 3 years of age can be given no more than 0.25 mg of a fluoride supplement per day. Levels of fluoride that far below what children, especially formula fed babies, receive when their water is fluoridated to .7 ppm = .7 mg/l = .23mg per regular glass of water (333 ml).

Fluoride supplement prescription guidelines also emphasize that fluoride supplements are only for children living in un-fluoridated regions with naturally low levels of fluoride.  Dentists must also assess the child's overall exposure to fluoride from toothpastes, foods & drinks before prescribing fluoride supplements to ensure that their prescription does not lead fluoride over exposure, and like school fluoride rinse programs, parents have a choice & the right to consent. None of these considerations are taken into account when dental association representatives promote water fluoridation policies.