Environmental groups petition EPA to retract fluoride

[William]

http://www.ems.org/nws/2005/09/21/environmental_gr

  The link above needs to be read.  I am not sure about posting the entire article because of copywrite issues.  They let you print out the article. etc  Atleast read the last paragraph here!

some notes from article:

the EPA is allowing 900 parts per million of fluoride in dried eggs, as opposed to the maximum 4 ppm allowed in tap water. One third of the nation’s eggs are sold and consumed in dried, reconstituted form.

The groups noted that 900 ppm set for dried eggs is extremely close to that used in toothpaste (1,000 ppm), a level that is considered toxic if consumed in greater than pea sized portions.

“How can the EPA consider 900 ppm in eggs safe, while the Food and Drug Administration directs parents to call poison control centers if their children consume more than a pea sized portion of toothpaste with fluoride at 1,000 ppm?” asked Paul Connett, PhD, Executive Director of FAN. “Unlike toothpaste, eggs are meant to be eaten, not spit out.”

The precise FDA required label on toothpastes with fluoride levels of 1000 ppm is:

"WARNING: Do not swallow. Use only a pea-sized amount for children under six… If you accidentally swallow more than used for brushing, seek professional help or contact a poison control center immediately."

[Richard]

Thanks for post that info William. It sounds pretty strange that they would be putting fluoride in dried eggs. All this talk of fluoride reminds me that we should also be careful not to use personal care products like soap, shampoo and toothpaste that contains sodium laurel sulfate.