On the 29th August 2012 I wrote a blog on the dangers of fluoridation of drinking water in Ireland entitled Bad Teeth or Cancer, Bone Disease and Brain Damage, That Is the Question? Helen my wife met our TD (Member Of Parliament in Ireland), Mr Frank Feighan and started regaling him with the dangers involved in the process. He asked her to write to him. She did and followed that up with an identical e-mail which I give below.
To Frank Feighan TD
Frank,
I spoke to you at the Remembrance Day Service at King House about getting the Irish Government to stop putting Fluoride in our water. The easiest explanation of the damages this practice leads to is best summed up in a blog posting my husband, Paul Malpas, did on the subject a few months ago. The link is here
To sum that article up:-
1. Hydrofluoro silicic acid(H2SiF6) is a poison under the Irish Poisons Act 1982 which the HSE (Health Service Executive) feeds into our water supply at the rate of 2,000 gallons per day.
2. It contravenes all human rights legislation.
3. Every country in Europe is of the opinion that its small advantages are outweighed by its horrific side effects and therefore no longer use it and have not done so for 20 years.
4. It is known to cause kidney problems, it affects the thyroid gland, causes bone disease and increases the risk of cancer.
5. An 11 year study by the United States Environment Protection Agency says “the body of evidence over the last 11 years indicates a causal link between fluoridation and cancer, genetic damage, neurological impairment and bone pathology. Of particular concern are recent epidemiology studies linking fluoride exposure to lower IQ in children”
Could you please try to ensure that the Irish Government in the form of the HSE stop this poisonous practice as soon as possible.
Yours sincerely,
Helen Malpas
Within a week we received a reply back from Mr Feighan to say he had passed our warning on to the Ministry of Health. Today we received the Minister’s reply addressed to Mr Feighan who has passed us on a copy.
Mr Frank Feighan Dail Eireann Leinster House Kildare Street Dublin 2
Dear Frank,
I wish to thank you for your recent letter on behalf of Ms Helen Malpas, 5 Wooden Bridge, Boyle, Co Roscommon, concerning water fluoridation.
Water fluoridation and the use of appropriate fluorides is a major plank of public health policy in Ireland in the prevention and management of tooth decay. The Health (Fluoridation of Water Supplies) Act, 1960 provides for the fluoridation of public piped water supplies. This is acheived through the addition of hydrofluorosilicic acid (HFSA) to the water. The complete and rapid reaction between HFSA and water produces hydrogen ions (which are removed through a process called buffering), silica (sand) and fluoride ions. Consumers do not come into contact with HFSA as water from the tap contains fluoride, not HFSA or fluorosilcates.
Countries with water fluoridation schemes include the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Spain, Australia and New Zealand. Water fluoridation is less common in Europe, where fluoridated salt is often available as an alternative, although some populations are supplied with naturally fluoridated public water. There have been no EU Commission statements or rulings from the European Court that have defined water fluoridation as being contrary to EU or international law.
Water fluoridation is one of the most widely studied public health policy initiatives in the world. The Irish Expert Body on Fluorides and Health, which was established in 2004, monitors new and emerging issues on fluoride and its effects on health and related matters. More information is available on the Expert Body’s website, www.fluoridesandhealth.ie. It advises that the balance of scientific evidence worldwide confirms that water fluoridation, at the optimal level, does not cause any ill effects and continues to be safe and effective in protecting the oral health of all age groups.
I trust this clarifies the matter for you.
Yours sincerely James Reilly TD Minister of Health
Mr Reilly naturally tells a few porkies in this deceitful letter. The countries he mentions do have elements of fluoridation programmes but they are shrinking quickly eg In the UK 10% of water is fluoridated. The naturally fluoridated water for example in London is 900% less than the poison that is pumped into the Irish system. Recent studies in New Zealand say that fluoridation has more ill effects than good.
I am no chemist or water engineer and what I would like is for you experts to tear Mr Reilly’s arguments to pieces. I would love to know what kind of water he drinks.
As my water engineer who fits my water filter said on his last visit, “we all have good teeth but were all dying of cancer”. Why cannot we all look after our own dental health, after all we are all big boys and girls now.