<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Great work Lulu,<div>Robert M.</div><div><br><div><div>On 22-Oct-10, at 2:51 PM, Louisette Lanteigne wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">Hi Gren Members<br> <br> Last night, Peter V. Coony, the Chief Dental Officer stated at the public debate that Health Canada has no concerns regarding application of fluoridated water for babies. Such restrictions were given in the US due to their higher fluoride levels but not in Canada. I told him evidence exists on the Health Canada website to state there is a risk for children 6 months of age and less. He said there was not. He said he's part of the panel on the issue, if there were such a risk or restriction he would know about it. I told him I would send him the link which I did. Here it is:<br> <br> <div>The Canadian Paediatric Society Nutrition Committee, Dietitians of Canada and Health Canada collaborated on the preparation of this statement as seen on the Health Canada website. It states:</div> <div><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p>Recommendations:</p><p class="yiv76367040yiv1117887077indent15">35. Fluoride supplementation is not recommended for infants less than 6 months of age.</p></div> <div><br></div> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/pubs/infant-nourrisson/nut_infant_nourrisson_term_1-eng.php">http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/pubs/infant-nourrisson/nut_infant_nourrisson_term_1-eng.php</a> <div><br></div> Afterwards, Mr. Cooney emailed me back and stated:<br> <br style="font-style: italic;"> <font><font size="2"><span style="font-style: italic;">Yes, this statement advises that fluoridated water is good but we recommend to avoid fluoride supplements. These, as you know, can be purchased at drug stores and we do not recommend their use as they come as a single high dose.</span><br style="font-style: italic;"><br style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Fluoridated water is low in concentration (0.7 ppm) and works topically as well as systemically.</span><br style="font-style: italic;"><br style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;">So this statement ties in with our meeting last night in suggesting to go with fluoridated water but not supplements</span>.</font></font><br> <br> I wrote him back and stated: <br> <br> <span style="font-style: italic;">Just for clairification's sake, do you agree that water fluoridation in water supplies is providing a supplement?</span><br style="font-style: italic;"> <br style="font-style: italic;"> <span style="font-style: italic;">Are you stating as a dentist, not dietary expert, that fluoridated water supplies are appropriate to give to infants 6 months and less?</span><br> <br> I have yet to receive his response to that. It's a sad state when it takes a common housewife from Waterloo to remind the Chief Dental Officer with Health Canada that fluoride should not be given to infants. <br><br>Lulu<br></td></tr></tbody></table>_______________________________________________<br>All mailing list<br><a href="mailto:All@gren.ca">All@gren.ca</a><br>http://gren.ca/mailman/listinfo/all_gren.ca<br></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>