Flush the Fluoride from the Fountains
Unreasonable Risk of Adverse Health Effects
A federal judge from the Northern District of California made a landmark court decision this September. He found that fluoride poses “unreasonable risk of injury to health of the public.” Among other findings, he asserted:
• The risk (of placing fluoride in drinking water) at issue [is] unreasonable; the exposure is continuous, and nearly all Americans are affected.”
• “The scientific literature in the record provides a high level of certainty that a hazard is present; …there is a robust body of evidence finding a statistically significant adverse association between fluoride and IQ.”
Judge Edward M Chen of the US District Court for the Northern District of California ruled: “The court finds there is an unreasonable risk of such injury, a risk sufficient to require the EPA to engage with a regulatory response.”
See media reports about this court decision below:
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CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/epa-fluoride-drinking-water-federal-court-ruling/
Associated Press: https://apnews.com/article/fluoride-ruling-drinking-water-ccdfa11138600ab0838ebf979cbaead2