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# Letter to the editor: Water fluoridation is not based on science
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/water_fluoridation_is_not_based_on_science_0301150728/
- Published: 2015-03-01T20:23:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T14:32:00.000Z
- Description: A reader's letter arguing that the fluorosilicic acid used to fluoridate water is an unregulated, untested hazardous waste product and that medicating the public without informed consent amounts to malpractice.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Letter to Editor, Opinion, #vivvo-import

The chemical used for fluoridation is not a natural mineral. Fluorosilicic acid used for fluoridation across this country is an unstable poisonous hazardous waste chemical and is unregulated by any government agency and has never been tested for human consumption. If fluoride is released into the air, or water, it is considered a pollutant, but if we put it in our drinking water, they tell us it magically becomes a public health benefit. The latest science shows fluoride works best when applied directly to your teeth but most of this poison gets flushed down the drain polluting our beautiful land and waterways. What a waste of taxpayer’s hard earned money! It is also medical malpractice to drug the population with a hazardous waste product without informed consent.

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