Government wants less fluoride in water

The Washington Examiner ^ | April 27, 2015 | Robert King

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

The federal government is calling for lower levels of fluoride in drinking water, the first update since the 1960s.

The new recommendation is for 0.7 milligrams of fluoride per liter of water, which replaces the previous range of 0.7 to 1.2 milligrams, according to the Health and Human Services Department on Monday.

Americans have access to more fluoride through toothpaste and mouth rinses than when the recommendations were introduced in 1962, the agency said.

Because Americans are using more fluoride, officials are worried about increases in cases of fluorosis, a condition that stains teeth exposed to too much fluoride.

"The new recommended level will maintain the protective decay prevention benefits of water fluoridation and reduce the occurrence of dental fluorosis," the agency said Monday.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has lauded water fluoridation as a key reason for declining tooth decay cases.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Nanny State PING!

[Publius]

At last, no more pollution of our precious bodily fluids.

[Arthur McGowan]

Still too much.

[Steely Tom]

IBTPOGR.

(in before the picture of general Ripper)

[Ken H]

It’s gotten so bad, one state has petitioned to be renamed Flourida.

[BenLurkin]

[stanne]

I look forward to the day like an emancipation that the headlines every fifth one doesn’t say government wants

Government says. Like government is a person. A bad in law

[Ken H]

Fluorida. (argh)

First rule of comedy - get the punchline right the first time.

[goodnesswins]

How about NO fluoride in the water....we do not need it....it causes problems. Do the research if you wonder what problems.

[PAR35]

So Obama is a secret Bircher?

[Politicalkiddo]

B-but it makes our teeth soooooo healthy. /s

[Steely Tom]

I look forward to the day like an emancipation that the headlines every fifth one doesn’t say government wants

I began to notice back in the late '70s that pretty much every story on the news was a story about something the Government did, or was doing, or planned to do, or about how someone wanted the Government to do something about some "problem."

I remember thinking that the nightly network news was essentially "today's news of the Government."

[editor-surveyor]

That is only 100 times the safe level, sure, wonderful.

[Secret Agent Man]

I’d prefer zero. I have to filter it out at the faucet as of now.

[Secret Agent Man]

No, they petitioned that because they like flour. Not fluoride. :)

[Georgia Girl 2]

We have no fluoride in our water courtesy of our Big Berkey water filtration system.

[Georgia Girl 2]

We have no fluoride in our water courtesy of our Big Berkey water filtration system.

[Georgia Girl 2]

We have no fluoride in our water courtesy of our Big Berkey water filtration system.

[Georgia Girl 2]

We have no fluoride in our water courtesy of our Big Berkey water filtration system.