Fluoride facts are disputed

Some interesting facts on fluoride from the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS).

The CPS advise that because the action of fluoride is topical no fluoride should be given before teeth have erupted. Why then is every bottle fed baby in Ireland exposed unnecessarily to fluoride when tap water is used to make up formula feed?

The CPS also state that ingested fluoride has little effect on preventing dental caries but contributes significantly to the development of fluorosis (a fact also observed both by the EU and UK reviews).

This being an established scientific fact, why then are all Irish citizens unnecessarily ingesting fluoride when we drink tap water? And why is our food needlessly contaminated with fluoride when we use tap water to wash, prepare or cook food?

Declan Waugh

11 O Doherty’s Rd

Bandon

Co Cork