The topic of Fluoride in DW has surfaced on the CSCats-dogs list. Has anyone any info, or researched this? Does the distilling process remove the fluoride?
(note: most reference is to bottled water) > > BOTTLED WATER AND FLUORIDE INFORMATION > > Elaine went to buy fluoride free water to make > colloidal silver. Here's the story of what happened > and what see learned about bottled water. Thanks for > sharing this important information with us. > > My distiller is not operating, so I went to the > grocery story to buy a couple of gallons of distilled > water so I could make a couple of gallons of Colloidal > Silver, well to my surprise it was not starting to > form Colloidal Silver, I checked the PPM and that was > very poor distilled water, I might as well have used > tap water, Nah! I know better. > > I was so upset that I called the store and the > distributor, my neighbor happen to hear all this since > I was outside shouting on the phone. > > He said lets test the water, it had as much parts per > million that it might as well be tap! and to top it > off it has 22 PPM of FLUORIDE!!!! and why so much > fluoride? WHY fluoride in distilled water? I mean why > would they actually put this poison in distilled > water, since most people use it for their irons, do > our clothes need it? are they hoping it penetrates our > skin???? > > I called the distributor again and he said that it > does NOT have to be on the label! NO disclosure has to > be done! Get this! they said that almost all the > bottle or delivered water has it and it need no label > disclosing of its continents! When did this happen? > how and who passed this? that the consumer needs NOT > to know what they are consuming. > > Elaine posted to a yahoo group and here is the > information she received from the > International Bottled Water Association > > Nothing is what it seems, any more - not, even, water. > > http://www.pmgeiser.ch/cgi-bin/mineral?sort=f > lists 644 brands of bottled water - sorted by Fluoride > content. > There are several type "searches" on the page. > > Check these out, too: > > http://www.bottledwater.org/public/fluorida.htm > Bottled Water with Fluoride Added List > Companies that produce fluoridated water > For further information > Contact each company directly or refer to the product > label for specific > content > > http://www.bottledwater.org/public/fluoride_QA.htm > Bottled Water and Flouride > > 1.Do any bottled water brands contain fluoride? > > Yes. There are more than 20 brands of bottled water > with > added fluoride currently available to consumers today. > As a > matter of fact, some of these brands are sold > nationwide in > stores like Walmart, and some members of IBWA will > even ship > their fluoridated brands nationwide. > > 2.How can a consumer tell how much fluoride is in > their > bottled water? > > Consumers interested in the specific amount of > fluoride in a > product, if it is not on the label, can get that > information > by contacting individual companies directly. > > 3.Who regulates the amount of fluoride allowed in > bottled > water? > > Since bottled water is regulated by the U.S. Food and > Drug > Administration (FDA), it is the FDA that sets the > limit as > to the amount of fluoride that bottlers are allowed to > add > to their products according to 21 CFR § 165.110 of the > Code > of Federal Regulations. Bottled water packaged in the > U.S., > to which no fluoride has been added, shall not contain > fluoride in excess of the levels in Table 1* and these > levels are based on the annual average of maximum > daily air > temperatures at the location where the bottled water > is sold > at retail. Imported bottled water, to which no > fluoride has > been added, shall not contain fluoride in excess of > 1.4 > milligrams per liter. Bottled water packaged in the > U.S., to > which fluoride has been added, shall not contain > fluoride in > excess of levels in Table 2** and these levels are > based on > the annual average of maximum daily air temperatures > at the > location where the bottled water is sold at retail. > > 4.Is all tap water fluoridated? > > Fluoridation of municipal tap water is generally > voluntary > at the state or community level, although a handful of > states such as California and Illinois have mandated > the > practice. According to the most recent survey done by > the > American Water Works Association, only 62.2 percent of > municipal systems fluoridate their water. > > 5.Who regulates the amount of fluoride allowed in tap > water? > > The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) > regulates > public water supplies and it requires that fluoride > not > exceed a concentration of 4.0 milligrams per liter in > drinking water. This is an enforceable standard called > a > Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) and it has been > established > to protect the public health. > > 6.Can too much fluoride be bad for children's teeth? > > Federal law also requires that public water supplies > notify > their customers when monitoring indicates that the > fluoride > in drinking water exceeds 2.0 milligrams per liter. > Some > children exposed to levels of fluoride greater than > 2.0 > milligrams per liter may develop dental fluorosis. > Dental > fluorosis, in its moderate and severe forms, is a > brown > staining and/or pitting of the permanent teeth. > > 7.What should parents do if they are concerned about > their > children's teeth? > > The important thing for parents to look at is how much > fluoride their children are getting as part of their > regular > diet. The best thing for a concerned parent to do > would be > to contact their dentist or pediatrician for their > recommendation. > > 8.What does the American Dental Association recommend? > > According to the American Dental Association: > "Fluoride > alone cannot prevent all dental diseases. Be sure to > brush > and floss daily. Eat nutritious foods and snacks low > in > sugar. See your dentist regularly. You can enjoy a > healthy > smile for life." (ADA 1991 brochure: Fluoride Helps > Prevent > Tooth Decay) > > 9.What is fluoride? > > Fluoride is a natural element found at varying > concentrations in all drinking water and in the soil. > It is > considered a beneficial nutrient and is present in > trace > amounts in the body. > > *TABLE 1 > > Annual average of maximum daily air temperatures (°F) > Fluoride concentration in milligrams per liter 53.7 > and > below 2.4 53.8 - 58.3 2.2 58.4 - 63.8 2.0 63.9 - 70.6 > 1.8 > 70.7 - 79.2 1.6 79.3 - 90.5 1.4 > > > > **TABLE 2 > > Annual average of maximum daily air temperatures (°F) > Fluoride concentration in milligrams per liter 53.7 > and > below 1.7 53.8 - 58.3 1.5 58.4 - 63.8 1.3 63.9 - 70.6 > 1.2 > 70.7 - 79.2 1.0 79.3 - 90.5 0.8 > > > > ### > > IBWA is the trade association representing the bottled > water > industry. Founded in 1958, IBWA's member companies > produce > and distribute 80 percent of the bottled water sold in > the > United States. IBWA's membership includes U.S. and > international bottlers, distributors and suppliers. > > If consumers have any questions, they may call > 1-800-WATER-11. > > > Click here to view a list of IBWA members who produce > bottled water with fluoride added. > > http://www.bottledwater.org/public/fluorida.htm > Bottled Water with Fluoride Added List > Companies that produce fluoridated water > For further information > Contact each company directly or refer to the product > label for specific > content > > © 2002 International Bottled Water Association > > > > -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>
