Board of Health Report to Gloucester City Council *************************************************************** These are significant points of last nights BOH report.... The City Council requested that the BOH study the latest information on fluoridation along with input from Cape Ann Fluoridation Network (6 specific questions, below) and produce a report....... 1.The BOH formed an Ad Hoc committee to decide what to do about the report. The existence of the committee was not made public. 2.The names of the members of the Ad Hoc Committee were not announced to the public. 3.The Ad Hoc committee met secretly in defiance of state law. 4.The BOH gave a presentation at the CC mtg yesterday which called for continuation of fluoridation. 5.The presentation was reportedly based upon a three ring binder, the contents of which may or may not be public. 6.No responses were allowed to this presentation. 7.None of the 6 specific questions were answered in the BOH report. The 6 specific questions from CAFAN 1. What scientific studies support the original decision to fluoridate Gloucester drinking water, and which support the current BOH recommendations? 2. WHO, CDC and NIDR data all conclude that cavities have been declining for 6 decades in both areas with and without fluoridation. What scientific studies support any corellation whatsoever between drinking water fluoridation and the decline in the rate of cavities in children? 3. What scientific studies support the individual or group endorsements made in the current BOH recommendation, if any? 4. How does drinking water fluoridation support the individuals freedom from forced or mass medication? 5. In 2011, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Agency proposed a drinking water fluoride level of 0.7 ppm as opposed to the 1962 standard of 0.7 to 1.2 ppm* This was based upon studies of fluoridated towns in the U.S. and Canada where fluorosis rates were found to reach as high as 70 to 80% of adolescents**. What scientific studies indicate that 0.7 is the correct number? 6. For formula fed infants the CDC recommends alternating fluoridated water with unfluoridated water to reconstitute powdered formula to prevent dental fluorosis. What studies indicate that this is a sufficient reduction in fluoride use for infants? Were all drinking water customers warned about this? *Federal Register, January 13, 2011 **Marshall 2004; Locker 1999; Luke 1997
Posted on: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 21:26:56 +0000
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