PLEASE NOTE:  Any printed information distributed by the Safe Drinking Water Coalition can be copied and distributed AS IS. Please DO NOT alter or attach our printed information with ANY OTHER letterhead, organization's name, or logo without contacting us first. Please respect our request. If any of you have materials that you are distributing or would like to distribute to the public concerning fluoridation, we ask that you place your name and contact numbers on your materials and information. If you would like to distribute our brochures and/or packets in conjunction with your own information, we ask that you contact us first. Thank you.


To whom it may concern,

There is currently an active effort in Utah to fluoridate our public drinking water.  Current law allows the issue to be placed on the ballot by city councils or - in first and second class counties - county commissioners.  This is the only issue allowed by Utah law to be placed on the ballot without going through the initiative process first.

Safe Drinking Water Coalition is concerned about fluoridation for a number of reasons, including:

~The fact that there has never been a scientific study, using tap water, which
              proves the safety of fluoride.

~The fact that there has been a steady stream of research studies which show
              that fluoride in drinking water is not safe for everyone, and that federal Health
              and Human Services warns that subsets of the population are at substantial risk
              from fluoride.

~The fact that it is not appropriate to use the public water supply as a delivery
             system for mass medication; chlorine treats water; fluoride treats people.

~The fact that a product which cannot be diluted enough to be legally dumped
             into the ocean is purported to be safe when diluted at 1 ppm and added to
             our drinking water.

~The fact that fluoride is cumulative in the body and that it is impossible to regulate the                 dosage in a one-size-fits-all approach.

~The fact that when total intake of fluoride from all sources is taken into
             consideration, including commercially processed foods and beverages,
             fluoridated water results in the overdosing of many people.

~The fact that there are many good alternatives for those who want fluoride,
             such as rinses, gels, and fluoride tablets.

~The fact that proponents of fluoride use decades-old documentation in
             addressing both the effectiveness and safety of fluoride.


Feel free to contact us, for further information.  This is not simply "a voting issue" or "letting the people decide."  This is a matter of public safety for Utah citizens and highlights the responsibility of the promoters of fluoridation to inform the public of potentially harmful effects of fluoride to subsets of the population.  This, they are not doing.
IF YOU'RE NOT SURE IT'S SAFE,

DON'T FLUORIDATE!
PLEASE NOTE:  Any printed information distributed by the Safe Drinking Water Coalition can be copied and distributed AS IS. Please DO NOT alter or attach our printed information with ANY OTHER letterhead, organization's name, or logo without contacting us first. Please respect our request. If any of you have materials that you are distributing or would like to distribute to the public concerning fluoridation, we ask that you place your name and contact numbers on your materials and information. If you would like to distribute our brochures and/or packets in conjunction with your own information, we ask that you contact us first. Thank you.
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