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Fluoridation - Hidden Dangers

by Adrian Chang

Fluoridation chemical manufacturers are required by OSHA law to provide accurate and truthful Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) with full disclosure of any special precautions and health effects or be liable.  Here are some of the hidden dangers that make fluoridation chemicals unsafe:

    c.     MSDS says WARNING: This product contains detectable amounts of a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer/birth defects or other reproductive harm.  Are Californians more vulnerable to a toxic chemical than Hawaii’s people?  I think not!

    d.  MSDS says that fluoride chemicals are odorless and tasteless.  If there is too much in the water due to equipment failure or operator error, you will not know about it.  This is not fail-safe like chlorine.  Several deaths and numerous accidents have occurred.  Is it 100% safe?  Obviously not!

Please remember, although our water is not fluoridated, canned foods and beverages produced in major mainland cities probably contain fluoridated water. Exercise caution when cooking or consuming these products, especially if you have a stressed immune system.

("The following is my letter in response to the Advertiser's editorial in the March 16 issue supporting fluoridation. Since their position is already biased, I did not expect them to print my letter to the editor in rebuttal.

I hope that you would help inform your friends via the Internet on probably the most objective viewpoint on this issue. Who else would be more honest than the manufacturer's/suppliers of the fluoridation chemicals who stand to profit from the decision." Adrian Chang)

In a recent response to your March 16 editorial on fluoridation, I was not surprised the Molokai experiment helped your decision since it focused on teeth. However, it was not enough for me. What the fluoride manufacturers (MFGs) have to say in their product safety sheets, who are required by law to be accurate and truthful with full disclosure, helped to convince me.

Here are some of the hidden dangers that make it unsafe:

a. Fluoride chemicals are industrial and not pharmaceutical/food grade. This means they will contain up to 25 times higher heavy metal impurities such as lead and arsenic, with very relaxed quality controls. Have we forgotten so soon all the money spent to remove lead from many materials such as gasoline and paints due to health concerns and learning disorders, especially for young children? As a result, the Environmental Protection Agency, has set a national goal of "zero lead" in the drinking water.

b. The MFGs say avoid any contact with strong acids; it creates hydrogen fluoride gas, which is highly corrosive (e.g. etches glass). Fluoride entering one's stomach contacts strong acid. The hydrogen fluoride created will cause damage to the stomach lining. The manufacturer states that chronic exposure could cause eating disorders such as anorexia.

c. The MFGs say avoid any contact with aluminum. A simple experiment demonstrated that fluoride water, made slightly acidic to simulate cooking and boiled in an aluminum pan, released 200 to 600 parts per million aluminum. Without the fluoride, the aluminum released was less than 0.2 ppm. Alzheimer's, here we come?

d. The MFGs say WARNING: This product contains detectable amounts of a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer/birth defects or other reproductive harm. Are Californians more vulnerable than Hawaiians to a toxic chemical? Advocates of fluoridation should invalidate the above before jumping to conclusions. Either that or just use old fashion common sense and focus on overall PERSONAL SAFETY and not only TEETH.

Manufacturer's Product Data Sheets and Material Safety Data Sheets are available by calling CHEMTECH PRODUCTS at 314-965-7100. Ask for Product and Safety Data Sheets for Sodium Fluoride, Sodium Fluorosilicate, and Fluorosilicic Acid.

Otherwise just send me a note at changjak@lava.net.

Please help by passing this information on to all your friends and family.

MAHALO.

Adrian Chang (Background: BS Electrical Engineering and a retired Nuclear Engineer from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard.)