Write to City Council to request a moratorium on fluoride being added to Calgary's water A short personalized letter is best to send to your Councillor, or a version of the letter below. (Email addresses and distribution lists provided below) Hello Mayor and Councillors: I reside in the community of ____________, in Ward ___. Please put an immediate moratorium on the reintroduction of water fluoridation to Calgary’s public water. Fluoride and artificial water fluoridation are neither safe, effective nor ethical. When added to public water, there is no control over dose, and fluoride is not needed for a single body function. It is fast becoming common knowledge that fluoride reduces children's IQ and as a result, dozens of municipalities in North America have ceased the practice base on the recent US court ruling and several recent medical journal publications. You cannot guarantee that fluoride is safe and effective for everyone. I look forward to your response. Sincerely, Call for an immediate moratorium on water fluoridation in Calgary Mayor and Council Members Email Distribution List – Calgary david.duckworth@calgary.ca , themayor@calgary.ca , Kim.Tyers@calgary.ca , Jennifer.Wyness@calgary.ca , Andrew.Yule@calgary.ca , DJ.Kelly@calgary.ca , Raj.Dhaliwal@calgary.ca , John.Pantazopoulos@calgary.ca , Myke.Atkinson@calgary.ca , Nathaniel.Schmidt@calgary.ca , Harrison.Clark@calgary.ca , Andre.Chabot@calgary.ca , Rob.Ward@calgary.ca , Mike.Jamieson@calgary.ca , Dan.Mclean@calgary.ca , Landon.Johnston@calgary.ca BCC: safewatercalgary@gmail.com Phone calls to 311 or the clerk's office are logged, call and express your concerns. They will ask your community name or Ward number. Calgary also has an online contact submission form with an option to send to all wards . Alternatively - send the email to cityclerk@calgary.ca & ask to distribute to the Mayor and all City Councillors (BCC: safewatercalgary@gmail.com ) Email Distribution List – Strathmore pat.fule@strathmore.ca , melissa.langmaid@strathmore.ca , debbie.mitzner@strathmore.ca , jason.montgomery@strathmore.ca , denise.peterson@strathmore.ca , richard.wegener@strathmore.ca , brent.wiley@strathmore.ca BCC: safewatercalgary@gmail.com Email Distribution List – Airdrie peter.brown@airdrie.ca , darrell.belyk@airdrie.ca , tina.petrow@airdrie.ca , al.jones@airdrie.ca , candice.kolson@airdrie.ca , heather.spearman@airdrie.ca , ron.chapman@airdrie.ca BCC: safewatercalgary@gmail.com Phone Airdrie Mayor's Office 403.948.8820 Email Distribution List – Chestermere sdean@chestermere.ca , krandhawa@chestermere.ca , mgrant@chestermere.ca , rnarayan@chestermere.ca , jsandboe@chestermere.ca , rschindler@chestermere.ca , robw@chestermere.ca BCC: safewatercalgary@gmail.com Phone Chestermere Mayor's Office 403-207-7073

Write to City Council to Advocate for Safe Clean Water A short personalized letter is best to send to your Councillor, or a version of the letter below. (Email addresses and distribution lists provided below) Hello Mayor and Councillor: I reside in the community of ____________, in Ward ___. I ask you not to support water fluoridation to be reintroduced in Calgary’s public water. Fluoride and artificial water fluoridation are neither safe, effective nor ethical. When added to public water, there is no control over dose, and fluoride is not needed for a single body function. I will support a Councillor who supports freedom of choice. Artificial water fluoridation denies a person's right to choose, and is done without their informed consent. You cannot guarantee that fluoride is safe and effective for everyone. I look forward to your response. Sincerely, Say NO to water fluoridation in Calgary Mayor and Council Members Email Distribution List – Calgary themayor@calgary.ca , ward01@calgary.ca , ward02@calgary.ca , ward03@calgary.ca , ward04@calgary.ca , ward05@calgary.ca , ward06@calgary.ca , ward07@calgary.ca , ward08@calgary.ca , ward09@calgary.ca , ward10@calgary.ca , ward11@calgary.ca , ward12@calgary.ca , ward13@calgary.ca , ward14@calgary.ca BCC: safewatercalgary@gmail.com Calgary also has an online contact submission form with an option to send to all wards . Email Distribution List – Strathmore pat.fule@strathmore.ca , melissa.langmaid@strathmore.ca , debbie.mitzner@strathmore.ca , jason.montgomery@strathmore.ca , denise.peterson@strathmore.ca , richard.wegener@strathmore.ca , brent.wiley@strathmore.ca BCC: safewatercalgary@gmail.com Email Distribution List – Airdrie peter.brown@airdrie.ca , darrell.belyk@airdrie.ca , tina.petrow@airdrie.ca , al.jones@airdrie.ca , candice.kolson@airdrie.ca , heather.spearman@airdrie.ca , ron.chapman@airdrie.ca BCC: safewatercalgary@gmail.com Phone the Mayor: 403-207-7073 Email Distribution List – Chestermere - updated (table above not updated) sdean@chestermere.ca , krandhawa@chestermere.ca , mgrant@chestermere.ca , rnarayan@chestermere.ca , jsandboe@chestermere.ca , rschindler@chestermere.ca , robw@chestermere.ca BCC: safewatercalgary@gmail.com

We are a broad coalition of concerned citizens who believe that all Calgarians should have access to clean and safe public water. We believe in our right to make individual choices as to what goes into our bodies and those of our children. We are for fluoride and chemical free water! 1/14 Webinar with Christine Till: What's the Fuss About Fluoride? FLUORIDATION FACTS TO KNOW View EYE OPENING NEW SCIENCE View ETHICAL DILEMMA View THEM VERSUS US View 2024 COURT CASE — WE WON! Sept. 24, 2024 - History has been made. After 7 years of pursuing legal action against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over the risk posed to the developing brain by the practice of water fluoridation, the United States District Court of the Northern District of California has just ruled on behalf of the Fluoride Action Network and the plaintiffs in our precedent-setting court case . A U.S. federal court has now deemed fluoridation an "unreasonable risk" to the health of children , and the EPA will be forced to regulate it as such . The decision is written very strongly in our favour. Below is an excerpt from the introduction of the ruling: "The issue before this Court is whether the Plaintiffs have established by a preponderance of the evidence that the fluoridation of drinking water at levels typical in the United States poses an unreasonable risk of injury to health of the public within the meaning of Amended TSCA. For the reasons set forth below, the Court so finds. Specifically, the Court finds that fluoridation of water at 0.7 milligrams per liter (“mg/L”) – the level presently considered “optimal” in the United States – poses an unreasonable risk of reduced IQ in children...the Court finds there is an unreasonable risk of such injury, a risk sufficient to require the EPA to engage with a regulatory response...One thing the EPA cannot do, however, in the face of this Court’s finding, is to ignore that risk." PRESS RELEASE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Christine Till Presents to the Rotary Club of Calgary Christine Till is one of Canada's leading scientists. She is a tenured Associate Professor in the Clinical Developmental Area in the Department of Psychology and Faculty of Health at York University , Toronto, Ontario. She is also appointed as an Adjunct Scientist of the Neurosciences and Mental Health Research Program at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Below she gives an in-depth look at the detail of her studies on fluoride. She says: "How much more information is needed before we raise concerns...?" TAKE ACTION A STATEMENT FROM SAFE WATER CALGARY Who We Are and What We Beli ev e Artificial water fluoridation is a serious public health threat to many Calgarians. And to citizens in Edmonton, Toronto, and Regina. It’s not just Alberta, and it’s not just Canada’s problem. Fluoridation’s well-documented health risks are not confined by provincial or national borders. The best studies published in the world’s leading journals, provide solid scientific evidence that it can significantly lower IQ in children . Many of these studies have been led by Canadian scientists. Fluoride is a known neurotoxin and an endocrine disruptor that can exacerbate diabetes, kidney disease, hypothyroidism, bone fractures and many other harmful conditions, whether in Calgary, New York, or Sydney. Most nations and cities have long rejected or not even considered fluoridation. 95% of the world’s people drink unfluoridated water, 97% in Europe , where numerous countries prohibit it, including France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands. In Canada, both British Columbia and Quebec are 98% fluoridation-free , and there is no evidence they have higher cavity rates than provinces with higher fluoridation rates. We’re proud to work with other advocates across Canada and all over the world. We’re helping to protect health, wherever you live, whatever political party you belong to and whatever you believe about other controversial topics. We're an all-volunteer grassroots organization where people who may not agree on other issues have come together. We unite people. We don’t divide them. We recognize fluoridation’s health risks and the simple truth that it’s totally misguided to put ANY drug into drinking water . It is also highly unethical, hurting those who are least able to protect themselves. It’s minimally effective if at all, and low-income families cannot afford expensive filters or bottled water to avoid it. They have no choice but to expose themselves and their children to this hazardous chemical. Artificial water fluoridation is Safe Water Calgary's only issue. We won't be distracted by others. We unapologetically accept support from people everywhere to help protect Calgarians from this egregious practice, just as we will support people in other communities around the world. We're all in this great cause together. We believe most people who support artificial water fluoridation are well-intended, including those in authority positions. Unfortunately, they are underinformed or misinformed about its serious health risks and ineffectiveness. We at Safe Water Calgary will take the high road and not resort to personal attacks. However, we will challenge anyone when misinformation is disseminated. We will continue to speak truth to power until this outdated and dangerous practice is ended . Review References for this Mailer Review References for this Mailer OUR CAMPAIGN SAFE WATER CALGARY’S TOP 10 REASONS NOT TO FLUORIDATE Fluoride is a proven neurotoxin and is one of the most toxic substances on the planet, more toxic than lead and almost as toxic as arsenic! NOT what we want to add to our pristine public water! Fluoride and fluoridation are most harmful to babies, children, the disadvantaged, the poor and people of colour. Fluoride is NOT a vitamin or nutrient, and is NOT needed for a single body function. 99% of fluoridated water is used to water lawns, flush toilets, shower and bath, and also by industry; then flushed into our ecosystems mostly unchecked. This is NOT green. Water fluoridation does NOT make economic sense in good economic times and most certainly not in tough, tight economies. 98% of British Columbia, 98% of Quebec, 97% of Europe and 95% of our world do NOT fluoridate. Non-fluoridated areas are in the vast majority! Skyrocketing fluorosis is the first visible sign of overdosing and toxicity. It is highly unethical to mass medicate, especially without informed consent, monitoring or follow up. Politicians should NOT mass medicate, nor should citizens vote by plebiscite on who should be medicated. Choice is of utmost importance!! A major court case is underway in the USA Federal courts since 2016 against the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) for adding a toxic substance to public water. Confirmed under oath—fluoride is a medication! DONATE JOIN OUR MAILING LIST Content on this website has been vetted by PhDs in Biochemistry & Chemistry, a former dean of Science, pharmacists, and PhDs in Toxicology, Biochemistry, Chemistry and other related fields from across Canada and the United States. Two of these researchers took part in the National Academies of Sciences' National Research Council's (NRC) 3.5 year Systematic Review on the effects of fluoride in drinking water. The NRC review along with the year 2000 York Review and year 2015 Cochrane Review are the only independent comprehensive systematic reviews ever conducted on the effects of fluoride in drinking water.

Petition for a moratorium on the addition of fluoride to Calgary's public drinking water 11,100 Signatures! Let's keep it Growing! Petition for a moratorium on the addition of fluoride to Calgary's public drinking water Anyone may sign WHEREAS on September 24, 2024, the U.S. District Court of California made the following significant statement which has compelled dozens of jurisdictions in North America to discontinue water fluoridation: “In all, there is substantial and scientifically credible evidence establishing that fluoride poses a risk to human health; it is associated with a reduction in the IQ of children and is hazardous at dosages that are far too close to fluoride levels in the drinking water…”; AND WHEREAS fluoride is easily accessible from various sources such as toothpaste, mouth rinses, supplements, and topical applications including gels, foams, and sealants; AND WHEREAS the Ontario Ministry of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the American Dental Association have all concluded that fluoridated water should not be given to infants, whether by itself or in infant formula; AND WHEREAS it would be more appropriate to allow individuals the choice regarding fluoride consumption, as it is readily available from other sources, while it is costly and impractical for consumers to remove fluoride from their drinking water once added; AND WHEREAS the administration of fluoride is being carried out without the informed consent of the public; AND WHEREAS the amount of fluoride ingested from public water is uncontrolled because it depends on the amount of water consumed by each individual; AND WHEREAS the effects of fluoride on individuals are not monitored or followed up after consumption; AND WHEREAS fluoride is not needed for any bodily function, interferes with normal bodily functions, and bioaccumulates in the bones; AND WHEREAS 95% of the world does not fluoridate their public water supplies; AND WHEREAS adding fluoride is an unnecessary expense, since it is not essential for producing drinking water, and only a fraction of water is actually consumed; AND WHEREAS the operational cost of adding fluoride is approximately $1,000,000 annually, with future upgrades expected to be very expensive; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the undersigned do hereby call upon the Calgary City Council to impose a moratorium on the reintroduction of fluoride into Calgary’s public drinking water until new scientific findings are thoroughly reviewed by experts on both sides of the debate. Sign the Petition After selecting Country, a Province / State box will appear. NO ABBREVIATIONS Use only fully spelled out Province / State Delete auto-fill abbreviation and use the drop down arrow that appears in the right side of the input field, select the correct response from the list provided. - If a CAPCHA appears to verify you are human, allow time to fully load. Instructions or part of the image may be hidden off-screen, drag your screen down to view. First name* Last name* Email* Use drop down arrow to select Country/Region and State or Province. Multi-line address Country/Region* Address* City* Zip / Postal code* Comments to petition target Check any that apply (or none, if they don't) I never wanted fluoride in the water, and yet here we are. I supported fluoride in the past but have since learned how dangerous and toxic it is. I live in Calgary and supported the plebiscite to add fluoride, but have since changed my mind. I do not live in Calgary, but when I visit the city I do not want to be consuming fluoride. I do not live in Calgary*, yet I am on Calgary's water supply. I do not appreciate Calgary's decision to medicate non-residents. *Airdrie, Chestermere and Strathmore, as well as parts of Tsuut'ina Nation, Foothills County and Rocky View County I am pro-fluoride, but I am against medication without consent and without dose control. Submit Upon successful completion, you will be redirected to the Take Action page so you can write letters to decision makers. If you are not redirected, scroll up to see if all fields have correct inputs. Error messages are displayed below fields in red. Sign Petition Your data is privately held, and will not be provided to a third party petition site. TAKE ACTION If you've already signed the petition. please take additional action, including 3 letters to write. DONATE A donation would help us to spread the word Share the petition Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Pinterest Copy link Sign

OTHER WELL-RESPECTED SCIENCE THE NEW SCIENCE SHOWS FLUORIDE IS NOT SAFE There are strong Canadian connections with most of the following studies. Christine Till, who was the lead author of both the Green and Till studies, teaches at York University; Bruce Lanphear (co-author of the Green and Till studies), an American citizen who teaches at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver; and Howard Hu, the lead author of the Bashash studies, who did his research at the University of Toronto for many years. Kids and Cavities: Is It Time to Rethink Children’s Dental Health? : Tooth decay is surging among children globally, even with an increasing number of kids eating healthier and brushing regularly. Emerging research suggests maternal nutrition, toxin exposure and gut health — as well as overexposure to fluoride — are factors in oral health. Prenatal and childhood exposure to fluoride and cognitive development: findings from the longitudinal MINIMat cohort in rural Bangladesh : There are indications that fluoride exposure considered to be beneficial for dental health may not be safe from a neurodevelopmental perspective. Urinary fluoride concentrations measured prenatally and during childhood (child urinary fluoride concentrations above -0.47 on the log2 scale (corresponding to 0.72 mg/L) were associated with lower cognitive abilities, especially perceptual reasoning and verbal abilities, in Bangladeshi children. January 2025 - Fluoride Exposure and Children’s IQ Scores : This systematic review and meta-analysis of 74 cross-sectional and prospective cohort studies, which included three Canadian studies, found inverse associations between fluoride exposure and children’s IQ scores. The quality of individual studies, also called risk-of-bias, was independently evaluated using the National Toxicology Program’s (NTP) Risk of Bias Rating Tool. In the 22 low risk-of-bias studies, the association between fluoride exposure and IQ was inverse, even when exposure was restricted to <1.5 mg/L fluoride in drinking water, as well as <1.5 mg/L fluoride in urine. November 2024 - Community Water Fluoridation a Cost–Benefit–Risk Consideration : The authors compared the economic value of dental caries averted by community water fluoridation to the costs of treating the harms of fluoridation. They determined that fluoridation is not cost-effective when the cost of harm (the cost of treating cosmetic dental fluorosis and lower wages due to developmental neurotoxicity) is included. They concluded that all streams of evidence should be considered for policy evaluation, including: lack of individual choice, risks, desired dosage, total exposure, jurisdiction, research quality, environmental justice, ethics, alternatives, and lack of a cost–benefit. October 2024 - Does adding fluoride to water supplies prevent tooth decay?: Researchers from the international Cochrane Network reviewed the scientific literature to evaluate the effects of initiation or cessation of community water fluoridation (CWF) on dental caries and they concluded that CWF may lead to a slightly greater reduction in decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMFT) and a slightly greater increase in the proportion of caries‐free children, but with smaller effect sizes than pre‐1975 studies. They found insufficient evidence to determine the effect of cessation of CWF on caries and whether water fluoridation results in a change in disparities in caries according to socioeconomic status. July 2024: PKC-θ is an important driver of fluoride-induced immune imbalance of regulatory T cells/effector T cells – This Chinese study explored the mechanism of fluoride interference in the immune system and the key indicators of fluoride-induced immune damage. It represents the first evidence suggesting that Protein Kinase C-θ (PKC-θ) may be the key to immune imbalance in the body under fluoride exposure. May 2024: Maternal Urinary Fluoride and Child Neurobehavior at Age 36 Months – This study published in JAMA Network Open found that prenatal fluoride exposure may increase the risk of neurobehavioral problems among children living in an optimally fluoridated area in the United States. A 0.68 mg/L increase in maternal urinary fluoride during pregnancy was associated with nearly double the odds of borderline clinical or clinical neurobehavioral problems. February 2024: Grandjean, Hu, Till et al . Dose dependence of prenatal fluoride exposure associations with cognitive performance at school age in three prospective studies - This study merged data from a prospective Odense Child Cohort (OCC) with results from two previous birth cohort studies from Mexico and Canada to characterize fluoride’s dose-effect relationship, and found a statistically significant association between urine-fluoride and IQ. The study concluded that pregnant women and children may need protection against fluoride toxicity. January, 2024, The LOTUS Study – With 6.4 million study subjects, this is the largest fluoride study ever conducted . Its aim was to determine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of water fluoridation for adults and adolescents. Over 10 years, people receiving optimally fluoridated water experienced only a 2% reduction in the number of decayed, missing, and filled teeth, compared to those whose water was not fluoridated. The study found NO meaningful benefit to water fluoridation , nor any compelling evidence that water fluoridation reduced social inequalities in dental health. [ WATCH VIDEO -1:37 minutes ] January 2024: Fluoride exposure and thyroid hormone levels in pregnancy – This is the first study to investigate sex differences in the association between fluoride exposure and maternal thyroid hormone levels in pregnancy. It found that 1 mg/L increase in urinary fluoride was associated with a 35% increase in thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) among women pregnant with girls . Urinary fluoride concentration is an objective biomarker of short-term fluoride exposure. It allows for more precise estimates of fluoride intake from multiple sources. *The MIREC Study, which started in 2007, is an ongoing study to examine the effects of prenatal exposure to environmental chemicals on the health of pregnant women and their infants. November 2023: Systematic review of epidemiological and toxicological evidence on health effects of fluoride in drinking water – This Canadian study identifies both dental fluorosis and reduction in children's IQ scores as key endpoints for establishing a health-based value (HBV) for fluoride in drinking water. The authors state that neurodevelopmental cognitive effects may warrant special consideration in determining HBV. They suggest a “point of departure” of 1.56 mg/L for fluoride in drinking water for establishing a reference dose and public health safety guidelines, based only on the lowest-observed-adverse-effect level (LOAEL) for moderate and severe dental fluorosis. They do not address the potential impact on IQ scores. September, 2023 – A study by University of Calgary researchers found “poorer inhibitory control and cognitive flexibility” in preschool children whose mothers were pregnant during times when the water was fluoridated in Calgary, Canada. The authors said their tests measured “executive function deficits [that have been] consistently associated with behavioural and neurodevelopmental disorders such as ADHD, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), intellectual disability, and specific learning disorders” . Executive dysfunction disrupts the ability to manage thoughts, emotions, and actions, including the ability to pay attention, solve problems, listen, and multitask. June 2023: Expert panel meeting on the health effects of fluoride in drinking water – Health Canada engaged six experts to consider scientific evidence on fluoride exposure, dental fluorosis, and potential effects on neurocognitive development in children. They were also tasked with providing scientific recommendations for Health Canada to consider in deriving a health-based value for fluoride in drinking water. A supporting statement in the summary report notes that several studies have raised concerns regarding the potential neurocognitive effects of fluoride at community exposure levels and that some of these studies suggest adverse effects at lower exposure levels than those that cause dental fluorosis. The experts stated that the science concerning neurocognitive effects and fluoride is rapidly evolving, and consideration should be given to new studies as they become available. Till et al., April 2023 – Professor Christine Till and PhD student Meaghan Hall found an association between fluoride exposure from tap water and hypothyroidism in pregnancy. They say this latest study may explain an earlier study looking at maternal fluoride exposure in pregnancy and lower IQ in boys. “The findings are concerning because hypothyroidism is a known cause of brain-based disorders in children,” says Till. Hall and Till say they hope that policy makers will consider this new research when evaluating the safety of community water fluoridation November 2022 – Evaluation of water fluoridation in Cumbria UK: the CATFISH prospective longitudinal cohort study : The aim of the CATFISH (Cumbrian Assessment of Teeth a Fluoride Intervention Study for Health) study was to address the question of whether or not the addition of fluoride to community drinking water, in a contemporary population, led to a reduction in the number of children with caries and, if so, is this reduction cost-effective. It concluded that the prevalence of caries and the impact of water fluoridation was much smaller than previous studies have reported. June, 2021 – Well-designed prospective cohort studies funded by both the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences [NIEHS] in the USA as well as Health Canada, have shown a loss of IQ and increased symptoms of ADHD in offspring when pregnant women are exposed to fluoride at doses commonly experienced in fluoridated communities in Canada (Bashash, 2017, 2018 and Green, 2019). The consequences are shocking! According to Dr. Philippe Grandjean, from Harvard University, “Fluoride is causing a greater overall loss of IQ points today than lead, arsenic or mercury” , as detailed in this risk analysis . February, 2021 – Fluoride exposure and duration and quality of sleep in a Canadian population-based sample: This study examined associations between fluoride exposure and sleep outcomes among older adolescents and adults in Canada. It found that fluoride exposure may contribute to sleeping less than the recommended duration. Fluoride from dietary and environmental sources may concentrate in calcium-containing regions of the body such as the pineal gland. The pineal gland synthesizes melatonin, a hormone that regulates the sleep-wake cycle. Till et al., 2020 have shown a large reduction in IQ when children were bottle-fed as babies in communities which were fluoridated, compared with babies who were bottle-fed in non-fluoridated communities. According to Linda Birnbaum, Ph.D., former Director of the U.S. NIEHS (2009-2019) and two leading public health researchers (Bruce Lanphear, MD, MPH, and Christine Till, PhD) who authored two key fluoride-IQ studies (Green, 2019 and Till, 2020), ingestion of fluoride during pregnancy confers no dental benefit to the fetus, so this is a situation where risks are being taken for no proven benefit ( see their editorial published in Environmental Health News, Oct 7 2020 ). An important well-conducted study from Sweden has shown an increased prevalence of hip fracture in post-menopausal women associated with long term exposure to natural fluoride at levels in water in the same range as Canada fluoridates its water [ Helte et. al., 2021 ] . This is very serious because, as you probably know, hip fractures in the elderly are debilitating, costly to treat, lead to a loss of independence and often shortens the life of those impacted. This finding also underlines the fact that fluoride can impact our health over a whole lifetime of exposure. These icons will reveal the following scientific studies from the years 2000 and 2015: A letter from the chair of the advisory panel for the year 2000 British York Review followed by the complete review which at the time was considered the most rigorous and respected scientific review on the effects of water fluoridation. A summary of the year 2015 Cochrane review on the effects of water fluoridation. NOTE: The Cochrane Review, the 2000 York Review, and the 2006 US National Academies of Sciences National Research Council's 3.5 year review are the only independent systematic reviews ever done on the scientific research looking at the effects of fluoride in drinking water. This makes these reviews the most rigorous & least biased. Further descriptions about systematic reviews are offered on the Making Sense of the Science page. Chair of Advisory Panel for York Review Summary Cochrane Review (2015) Making Sense of the Science From 2015 to current: Brenda Staudenmaier is a Plaintiff in the US lawsuit against water fluoridation and maintains on her website fluoridelawsuit.com a “sampling” of the scientific studies and reports relevant to water fluoridation published since the US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) 2015 recommendation to lower the fluoridation target to 0.7 ppm. fluoridelawsuit.com

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CANADIAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION The first i con on this page leads to an official Canadian Dental Association (CDA ) document with highlighted sections 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's, and especially children's, overall daily dose of fluoride through fluoridating water. The dosage .05 - .07 mg fluoride / kg / day is provided as a blood level of fluoride from all sources that the CDA states must not be exceeded 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. NOTE: The Canadian & American dental associations' guidelines for prescribing oral fluoride supplements is even more contradictory as it stipulates that babies 6 months & younger cannot be given any amount of fluoride & children between 6 months & 3 years of age can be given no more than 0.25 mg of a fluoride supplement per day . This level of fluoride is far below what children, especially formula fed babies, receive when their water is fluoridated to 0.7 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 and medical associations promote water fluoridation policies. CDA Official Web Documents with Highlighted Sections Same CDA Official Web Documents Without Highlights

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MAKING SENSE OF THE SCIENCE Systematic reviews are when a panel of highly qualified scientists are convened to evaluate the most relevant published scientific research on a particular topic following specific guidelines set forth by the panel and the institution that commissions the review. Such reviews can take considerable time to organize and even more time to conduct. For example, in 2006 the US National Academies of Sciences' National Research Council (NRC) published the results of their 3.5 year review of just about every published study that existed at the time on the effects of fluoride in drinking water. The National Academies of Sciences is one of the world's most prestigious scientific institutions; often referred to as the Supreme Court of Science. In addition to the 2006 NRC review, there are two other independent systematic reviews that have been conducted on the effects of fluoridated water. The first was published in the year 2000 by the UK's University of York's National Health Services (NHS) Centre for Reviews and Dissemination which at the time was considered the most rigorous and thorough review on fluoridation. The second was published in 2015 and was carried out by the Cochrane Collaboration, an institution often described as providing the Gold Standard in medical scientific evaluations. NRC Review Fluoride in Drinking Water York Review & letter from Chair of Advisory Committee 2015 Cochrane Review The main differences between these three reviews is that the York and Cochrane reviews established very strict inclusion criteria which resulted in many studies not being included because they ranked as too biased and / or lacked sufficient controls and rigours. This means that of the three, the NRC review, looked at even more research which explains why it took 3.5 years to complete. Also, in addition to it's high standards for inclusion criteria, the Cochrane Institute only reviewed research dealing with the following questions: Is fluoridated water cost effective? Does it affect social economic status (i.e. does it help the financially disadvantaged)? Does fluoridated water reduce tooth decay? To what degree does fluoridated water cause dental fluorosis? The icon links allow you to see for yourself what the most rigorous scientific and least biased reviews concluded about the effects of fluoridated water.

CENTRES FOR DISEASE CONTROL (CDC) From here you can link to a document from the US Centre for Disease Control (CDC) with a link to the original web page & highlighted text demonstrating how the CDC basically covers themselves from any liability in the event that babies fed formula mixed with fluoridated water develop dental fluorosis. At the end of the CDC document is a note from Citizens for Safe Water specifying that even though the CDC and Health Canada claim that significant degrees of dental fluorosis occur in less than 5% of the population, two of the most rigorous systematic reviews on the effects of water fluoridation (2000 York Review and 2015 Cochrane Review ) found that the degrees of dental fluorosis characterized by permanent staining to more than 50% of the teeth surfaces (moderate fluorosis, considered to be more than a minor cosmetic effect) develops in 12% of kids growing up in fluoridated regions. The Cochrane review went on to say that 40% of the children growing up in fluoridated regions will develop mild degrees of fluorosis and, contrary to what some uninformed dentists claim, published research indicates that the areas of enamel on fluorosis teeth are more weak and prone to flaking . The Icon Links also Include: A three page document titled Fluoridated H2O & Baby Formula Calculations showing, on page 1, how babies fed formula mixed with fluoridated water receive daily amounts of fluoride that far exceed the Canadian Dental Association’s daily safe limits, and far surpass amounts of fluoride found in breast milk. Pages 2 and 3 of this doc provide the formulas, and references needed for making the calculations on page 1. A letter from the chair of the advisory panel for the year 2000 British York Review followed by the complete review which at the time was considered the most rigorous and respected scientific review on the effects of water fluoridation. A summary of the year 2015 Cochrane review on the effects of water fluoridation. NOTE: The Cochrane Review, the 2000 York Review, and the 2006 US National Academies of Sciences National Research Council's 3.5 year review are the only independent systematic reviews ever done on the scientific research looking at the effects of fluoride in drinking water. This makes these reviews the most rigorous & least biased. Further descriptions about systematic reviews are offered in the Making Sense of the Science webpage. Select to view larger image CDC: Infant Formula & Fluorosis Fluoridated H2O & Baby Formula Calculations Chair of Advisory Panel for York Review Summary Cochrane Review (2015)

Petition for a moratorium on the addition of fluoride to Calgary's public water.

FLUORIDE IN PROCESSED FOOD & DRINK THREE MAIN REASONS Conventionally Grown and Especially Processed Food & Drink Now Contain so much Fluoride Fluoride based pesticides such as Cryolite (Sodium hexafluoroaluminate) and fumigation products such as sulfuryl fluoride are commonly used in industrial farming. The more the fruit, vegetable, grain, dried fruit, seed or nut are sprayed with fluoride pesticides and/or fumigation products, the more the food will contain fluoride ions which cannot be washed off and will enter your body when you eat these foods or anything made with these foods. The processing of foods, drinks, soups etc. with fluoridated water in fluoridated regions such as Ontario, Alberta and many US states results in these items containing significant amounts of fluoride. The levels of fluoride in these products vary depending on a number of factors such as how much fluoridated water is used, the degree to which the volume of the product is diminished from cooking, dehydration etc., the amount of fluoride the foods originally contained from any treatment with fluoride pesticides and/or if they were grown in phosphate fertilizer. The widespread use of phosphate fertilizer is another way fluoride levels have increased in conventionally grown foods. Compared to traditional and modern organic soils, phosphate fertilizer, which is made from phosphate rock, contains much higher levels of fluoride which can be absorbed into the foods growing in this fertilizer. Unlike pesticides and fumigation products which are sprayed directly on the foods, absorption of fluoride from phosphate fertilizer varies depending on the plant. p. 37: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bxn3S08EN6OiVEtlQjlFQ1Niemc Tea plants, for example, are known for absorbing the highest amounts of fluoride from their soil. Tea plants deposit the absorbed fluoride in their leaves which is why teas are exceptionally high in fluoride. A cup of your average black tea will contain up to 5-times the amount of fluoride found in fluoridated water. The older the tea leaf, the higher the amount of fluoride, which is why bottled Ice Teas commonly contain up to 9-times the amount fluoride found in fluoridated water. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bxn3S08EN6OicmRobWt5VDlZZ28 [Page3] & http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/jws/jsfa/2003/00000083/00000013/art00012 As demonstrated in the section Inconsistencies and Contradictions , US & CND dental and public health associations acknowledge these other sources of fluoride when providing guidelines for safe daily fluoride exposure from toothpaste, mouthwash, prescription fluoride supplements , and baby formula which all result in lower daily fluoride exposure than fluoridated water. USDA (US Dept. of Agriculture) Published Research: Foods with High Levels of Fluoride Published Data: Children Overexposed: Unfluoridated Regions Managing Exposure Definition: Chronic Toxicity