Ask Wal-Mart to Stop Selling Fluoride Nursery Water to Infants

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Here is a classic double speak regarding fluoride that needs to be set

straight... With no references whatsoever, Larry Yost (see end) is waxing the

glories of fluoride....

 

See also:

 

Debunking The " So Called " Fluoride " Experts "

 

http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/chris/2003/06/12/debunking_the_so_called_fluorid\

e_experts.htm

 

Dr. David Kennedy On The Fluoride Myth

 

http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/chris/2006/10/05/dr_david_kennedy_on_the_fluorid\

e_myth.htm

 

Chris Gupta

http://tinyurl.com/sf382

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..... " The ADA has given us a big breakthrough here and Wal-Mart is a sitting

target, we must make the most of this. Hope you have some energy, patience and

time to help with this. But if personal health or other considerations are a

factor PLEASE do not feel guilty. Remember just do what you can when you can,

and that is about a thousand times more than most people do on anything!!!!

 

....we¹re going to need thousands of signatures to make an effective

impression, so PLEASE help spread the word by emailing the petition to as many

friends

and like-minded groups as possible.

 

It is simple, it is quick and it is really important!

 

Thanks,

 

Paul Connett "

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Infants & Fluoride: New Warning from Dentists

http://ada.org/prof/resources/pubs/adanews/adanewsarticle.asp?articleid=2212

 

EWG: In a little-noticed but dramatic turnaround, the nation’s leading

fluoride advocate, The American Dental Association (ADA), issued an alert on Nov

9th

urging parents to avoid fluoridated water when reconstituting infant formula.

 

Dentists are worried that fluoride exposure at this age will permanently

damage teeth, not protect them. A growing body of research also links fluoride

to

weakened bones, reduced thyroid activity, and possibly bone cancer in boys.

 

The advice, however, has gone largely unheeded. Nursery Water, the nation’s

leading fluoridated water for babies, still markets its product nationwide at

Wal-Mart and other major retailers.

 

Help Environmental Working Group stop this unsafe practice. More at

www.ewg.org/newsletter/20061129-fluoride/

 

AND

 

Dental Association Says Fluoride in Water Mottles Babies' Teeth

http://healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=8794

 

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BACKGROUND INFORMATION

 

Ask Wal-Mart to Stop Selling Fluoride " Nursery Water " to Infants

 

On November 9th, 2006, the American Dental Association (ADA) issued an alert

advising parents to avoid fluoridated water when reconstituting infant

formula. ADA's advice, however, has been mostly ignored by the media.

 

Nursery Water, the nation's leading fluoridated water for babies, still

markets its product nationwide at Wal-Mart and other major retailers.

 

Help us stop this unsafe practice by signing this online petition to

Wal-Mart.

 

THE PETITION

 

Douglas J. Degn

Executive Vice President, Food, Consumables and Hardlines Merchandising

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Bentonville, Arkansas 72716-8611

 

Dear Mr. Degn,

 

We are writing to bring to your attention a recent health advisory from the

American Dental Association (ADA) that raises serious health concerns about the

safety of a product ‹ Nursery Water ‹ currently being sold at Wal-Marts

across the country, and to request that, in line with this ADA advisory,

Wal-Mart

stop the sale of this product immediately.

 

Nursery Water is a form of fluoridated bottled water that is specifically

marketed for babies. The product's packaging advises parents to use Nursery

Water

to reconstitute infant formula and other infant foods. Recent scientific

developments, however, have raised concerns about the safety of fluoridated

water

for infants.

 

Citing a major 2006 review of fluoride safety by the National Academy of

Sciences, the ADA advised parents and caregivers on November 9th of this year,

to

not give infants fluoridated water in their formula or food. According to the

ADA, consumption of fluoridated water puts a baby at high risk for dental

fluorosis (a defect of teeth that causes staining and sometimes corrosion of the

enamel.) The ADA's statement followed an October 14th decision from the Food

and Drug Administration (FDA) that bottled waters with added fluoride cannot

claim to reduce the risk of cavities for infants.

 

This advice is all the more striking as the ADA is the nation's leading

advocate of water fluoridation. We are concerned, nonetheless, that without

further

action on the part of retailers and consumer organizations, the public will

not be made sufficiently aware of this important change in health

recommendations and will continue to put their babies at risk by using this

product as

currently directed on the label.

 

We understand that removing a product from your shelves is a significant

action but in this case it is clearly justified given that the nation's leading

dental authority advises against the precise intended use of the product. We

appreciate the leadership role that Wal-Mart has taken on a broad range of

environmental and consumer health issues, and we look forward to your removal of

this unsafe product from your stores

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PETITION ONLINE AT

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/walmart/

 

Mon, 04 Dec 2006 18:38:51 -0800

safewater

Re: Nursery water - Digging a deeper hole

 

About a month ago I went onto Nursery Water's website

http://www.nurserywater.com/home.html and they referenced " Ask Dr. Sears " in

their fluoride

statement regarding their product, " Nursery for Infants " . I went onto that

website,

and on the " fluoride " page http://www.askdrsears.com/html/3/t030900.asp

one of the statements under " Using Fluoride Supplements Safely " is: Breastfed

babies do not need additional supplies of fluoride. The American Academy of

Pediatrics recommends that fluoride supplements not be given to infants younger

than six months of age because of the concern about fluorosis in this age group.

 

 

So how can the makers of Nursery Water, with any conscience, put fluoride in

the water and market it to infants?! Even the AAP's " recommended

supplementation chart " on that page concerns only infants and children 6 months

of age and

older, implying that infants younger than that should receive no fluoride. To

me, this directly contradicts Larry Yost's statement below, " Fluoride, in a

concentration of 0.7 parts per million (ppm), is the minimum level of fluoride

needed in water without additional fluoride supplementation. " It's certainly

not the level needed for infants under 6 months!

 

I wrote Nursery Water and asked them about the AAP's recommendation that

infants not receive fluoride and my concerns about the fluoride in Nursery Water

for Infants and never got a response. I don't see how they can continue to

logically defend their product, although based on the response below they

continue

to do so.

 

Perhaps a letter from a lawyer pointing out some of the inherent safety

issues with their product might get their attention.

 

 

Linda Joy (Washington)

safewater

 

 

-

Paul Connett

 

Monday, December 04, 2006 5:56 PM

Nursery water - Digging a deeper hole

 

Today Crystal Harvey (hooray) from Arkansas received this letter from Larry

Yost (where have I heard that name before?) Any thoughts on our response to

this before I circulate it as a bulletin?

 

Paul

 

DS Waters, LP

 

Dear Ms. Harvey,

 

 

Your comments regarding the safety of fluoride in our Nursery Water is

something we take quite seriously. As a supplier of bottled water. We would not

ever

knowingly distribute a harmful product. Consequently, the level of fluoride

in our Nursery Water, or other fluoridated water products, do not pose any

negative health effects.

 

The fact is, despite a few vocal, non-science based fluoride-opponents,

fluoride supplementation in water is and has been supported by groups and panels

of

expert scientists, physicians and dentists in America. Fluoridation of the

water supply has been heralded as one of the greatest public health advances of

twentieth century America.

 

Nursery Water is specifically formulated for infants and young children and

uses distilled water as its base. Fluoride, in a concentration of 0.7 parts per

million (ppm), is the minimum level of fluoride needed in water without

additional fluoride supplementation. This follows guidelines set by the American

Academy of Pediatrics, Committtee on Nutrition, Pediatrics, 1986. Fluoride is

added to help strengthen developing teeth. Nursery water also complies with FDA

Standard of Quality for Bottled Water as designated in the Code of Federal

Regulation.

 

In the United States, the optimum concentration for fluoride in the water has

been established in the range of 0.7 to 1.2 parts per million. Most community

drinking water supplies have fluoride added at a level of 1.00 parts per

million. As stated previously, the concentration of 0.7 ppm fluoride in Nursery

Water is below the concentration found in most municipal drinking water. This

lower level (0.7) reduces exposure to fluoride for infants who may ingest higher

levels of fluoride from their diet. You may be surprised to learn that some

grape juice has fluoride content as high as 1.7 parts per million, according to

a report by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) and even at that level, the

CDC has issued no health concerns.

 

The effectiveness of water fluoridation has been documented for than 50

years, and a 15-year landmark study study has determined that children who

consumed

fluoridated water from birth had 50 to 63 percent less tooth decay than

children who consumed non-fluoridated water.

 

We hope this puts your mind at rest about Nursery Water and that like the

families who use this product daily with their infants without any health

concerns, you can have confidence in our product.

 

Sincerely,

 

Larry Yost

 

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