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Fluoride on Trial, Day 2: Fluoride Poses Risks to Pregnant Women, Too

During the second day of testimony in a landmark fluoride trial, expert witnesses presented evidence that fluoride exposure is associated with lower IQ in children and that it poses risks to pregnant mothers.

Editor’s note: The Defender is providing daily updates on the landmark trial pitting Fluoride Action Network against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency taking place in San Francisco, beginning Feb. 1. To read previous coverage, click here.

During the second day of testimony in a landmark fluoride trial, expert witnesses presented evidence that fluoride exposure is associated with lower IQ in children and that it poses risks to pregnant mothers.

Food & Water Watch, Fluoride Action Network, Moms Against Fluoride and other advocacy groups and individuals are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in a bid to force the agency to prohibit water fluoridation in the U.S. due to fluoride’s toxic effects on children’s developing brains.

The agency maintains that the 0.7 milligrams per liter (mg/L) recommended level at which fluoride, an industrial waste byproduct, is added to community water supplies is safe

Read Full Article Here…(childrenshealthdefense.org)


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