Originally published May 28 2005
Sodium fluoride "grandfathered" into use by dentists; never approved by FDA
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
In a correspondence with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Sally Stride uncovered some interesting facts about fluoride, not least of which is: It has never been FDA approved. Since the FDA automatically assumes that drugs used before the their 1938 law requiring drug testing are safe, doctors can use any approved drug for any ailment. Stride was also taken aback when she discovered that sodium fluoride was not even a dental drug, but a rat poison. So, it's good news that over 91 percent of U.S. fluoridating communities now use cheaper silicofluorides, right? Wrong. None of these have been approved by the FDA either, but they have recently been shown to increase blood lead levels in children. Stride adds that since at least 1951, the American Dental Association has been stating that no beneficial effect has been found in the use of products containing fluoride.
Fluoride is a drug that has only been approved for topical application.
Children's sodium fluoride anti-cavity supplements were never found safe or effective by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Sodium fluoride supplements are routinely fed to little children to prevent tooth decay.
They are drugs requiring a dentist's or physician's prescription.
The below e-mail correspondence between this writer and the FDA shows that fluoride supplements were "grandfathered in" before the 1938 law was enacted requiring drug testing.
So, products on the market before 1938 were presumed safe by the FDA who allowed grandfathered drugs to be sold without any testing.
Once a drug is on the market for any reason, doctors can use them to treat any disease or condition.
Sodium fluoride was on the market pre-1938, but not to stop cavities and not for any medical reason.
Sodium fluoride sold as a rat poison.
So, in effect, the FDA says - since sodium fluoride safely and effectively killed rats before 1938, the FDA considers it is safe to give to little children to prevent tooth decay.
Over 91% of U.S. fluoridating communities now use cheaper silicofluorides - another chemical never FDA approved, or safety tested in animals or humans but recently found to increase children's blood lead levels.
From a 1951 American Dental Association brochure: "There is no proof that commercial preparations such as tablets, dentifrices, mouthwashes or chewing gum containing fluorides are effective in preventing dental decay.
Unfortunately such preparations are being offered to the public without adequate scientific evidence of their value."
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