The Environmental Working Group encourages people to sign their letter to Wal-mart to stop distributing the unsafe practice of using fluoridaed water in baby products. The following is background information on the petition and links for you to use. The Environmental Working Group writes:
In a little-noticed but dramatic turnaround, the nation's leading fluoride advocate, The American Dental Association (ADA), issued an alert on November 9th urging parents to avoid fluoridated water when reconstituting infant formula.
The 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.
If you want to learn more about this topic, read the American Dental Association Advisory on Infant Formula and Fluoride article from November 9, 2006
Visit the Environmental Working Group website to sign the petition.
