FLUORIDE, BFS SICK TO THE BACK TEETH.

The British Fluoridation Society (BFS) not content with poisoning our water supplies, are now trying to poison or damage our freedom of speech. They have got a real strop on about pictures of teeth damaged by dental fluorosis on UKCAF handouts, one of which you can see on this blog. The pictures show what is described as "moderate fluorosis" a condition common in many fluoridated parts of the world and also in places where fluoride occurs naturally. Texas USA and India come immediately to mind. The BFS clearly dont like the idea that this embarassing and disfiguring condition can occur in childrens' teeth if fluoride is added to our water supplies. The Governments own York Review and Hampshires' Water Fluoridation Panel agree on this. The pictures in question are graphic evidence of what children may expect as a result.

The BFS are so furious about this that they have referred the hand outs to the Advertising Standards Authority although personally I cannot actually see why the ASA should be involved at all. After all, UKCAF are not selling anything and one would think that News or Opinion or Fair Comment would not be within the ASAs remit. I have seen other pictures from various places which show teeth in even worse conditions than those on the UKCAF hand outs and they are far from pretty.

One could be forgiven for thinking that the UK Councils Against Fluoride would themselves be at least irritated by this but on the contrary, they are delighted. As UKCAF puts it, "At last the BFS is being forced to justify its obstinate rejection of internationally accepted scientific evidence in a public forum. We will be posting both sides' arguments here as this long-awaited confrontation develops - so watch this space!

Perhaps we will at last see the BFS produce some up to date evidence that fluoride really is "safe and effective" or even just effective at all. Sadly the BFS like the British Dental Association and the American Dental Association often make these sweeping statements, but generally factual scientific data which actually justifies fluoride or water fluoridation is about as common as fairy turds.

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