The Mohawk Valley Water Authority will discontinue the water fluoridation program and stop adding fluoride to the water supply. This impacts approximately 130,000 customers of the Mohawk Valley Water Authority, including citizens living in Utica, New Hartford, Clinton, Whitesboro, Whitestown, Yorkville, Marcy and Holland Patent, NY.
Why is this important?
Fluoridation of the public drinking water is unethical, ineffective and harmful. The Harvard School of Public Health and other recent studies have found fluoride to be linked to lower IQ in children. You cannot control the dose- Erin Brockovich explained it best- “Bottomline folks, the dose cannot be controlled. Once fluoride is put in the water it is impossible to control the dose each individual receives because people drink different amounts of water. Being able to control the dose a patient receives is critical."
Water fluoridation doesn’t even work- both the CDC and the World Health Organization (WHO) have noted that there is no discernible difference in tooth decay between developed countries that fluoridate their water and those that do not. Many cities across the United States and countries abroad have voted to have this known neurotoxin removed from their drinking supply and have succeeded. Let’s be next!
