> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.foodconsumer.org/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Heroic New York City Legislator Introduces Bill to Stop Fluoridation (PR) - URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/heroic_new_york_city_legislator_introduces_bill_to_stop_fluorida/ - Published: 2011-01-25T17:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-22T18:39:34.000Z - Description: NYC Council Member Peter Vallone Jr. introduced Int 0463-2011 to prohibit adding fluoride to the city's water, and five colleagues signed on as co-sponsors. NYSCOF cites CDC figures that over 41 percent of adolescents have dental fluorosis, 4 percent of it severe. - Author: Food Consumer - Tags: Chemical, Food Safety, Fluoride, Fluoridation, #vivvo-import News Release: NYS Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc. **Heroic** **New York City** **Legislator Introduces Bill to Stop Fluoridation** NEW YORK, Jan. 24, 2011 -- On January 18, 2011, NYC Council Member Peter Vallone, Jr. introduced legislation (Int 0463-2011) “prohibiting the addition of fluoride to the water supply.” Today five additional NYC Council Members co-sponsored the bill (Council Members Cabrera, Crowley, Foster, Williams and Halloran. Fluoride chemicals are added to NYC’s water in a failed effort to reduce tooth decay. Vallone writes on his website, “There is a growing body of evidence that fluoride does more harm than good.” Recently, two federal government agencies admitted that US children are fluoride-overdosed and it's ruining their teeth and may be damaging their bones.(1) The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that over 41% of adolescents suffer with dental fluorosis - white spotted, yellow, brown and/or pitted teeth - 4% of it severe. (2) Both the CDC and the American Dental Association advise that infant formula NOT be mixed with fluoridated water, but do little to educate the public about this dire warning. More than 3,450 professionals (including 299 dentists) urge that fluoridation be stopped citing scientific evidence that fluoridation is ineffective and has serious health risks. See statement: http://www.fluoridealert.org/statement.august.2007.html Eleven US EPA unions representing over 7000 environmental and public health professionals are calling for a moratorium on fluoridation. Attorney Paul Beeber, President, NYS Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation says, “It’s a rare legislator who’s willing to speak the truth about such a controversial issue, not for his own benefit but for the good of his constituents. Most government officials cling to outdated endorsements, baseless government pronouncements and fear of organized dentistry’s power and money. Vallone and the Council Members who support his bill are New York treasures.” Vallone writes, “It’s time for an intelligent discussion to be had on this controversial practice. I believe after that occurs, most people will support NYC using the ‘Precautionary Principle,’ which says, if in doubt, leave it out.” New Yorkers can be their own heroes and improve their own health by contacting their Council Member and Health Committee members to support Vallone’s legislation on your own or here: [http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2477/p/dia/action/public/?action\_KEY=5468](http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2477/p/dia/action/public/?action%5FKEY=5468&ref=foodconsumer.org "http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2477/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=5468") Non-residents can voice their concern here: http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2477/p/dia/action/public/?action\_KEY=5469 NYS Department of Health statistics show NO benefit from fluoridated water. See: http://www.freewebs.com/fluoridation/chart.htm Studies show high tooth decay rates in NYC populations studied, despite decades of fluoridation. See:http://www.freewebs.com/fluoridation/fluoridationfailsnewyork.htm Fluoridation cost NYC approximately $25 million in 2008\. See: http://www.scribd.com/doc/18235930/NYC-Fluoridation-Costs-2008-Feb-2-2009-Letter-Page-1 and http://www.scribd.com/doc/18235931/NYC-2008-Fluoridation-Costs-Page-2-Feb-2009-Letter A July 2009 *Journal of the American Dental Association* research paper reveals similar tooth decay rates regardless of water fluoride content. However, fluoride-damaged teeth (dental fluorosis) rates increased along with water fluoride levels, according to analysis by Kathleen Thiessen, PhD, SENES Oak Ridge, Inc. - “Fluoridation No Benefit; Definite Harm”here: http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/chris/Clinch\_2009\_No\_Benefit\_Definite\_Harm.pdf *The Case Against Fluoride,* a research-driven new book indicts fluoridated water as unsafe to drink, wreaking havoc on the human body – harming the brain, endocrine system, bones, teeth and kidneys. http://fluoridealert.org/caseagainstfluoride.refs.html Contact: Paul Beeber, JD, nyscof@aol.com President, NYS Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc. 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