EPISODE · Nov 14, 2025 · 1H 20M
The Case Against Fluoride
from The Unselects · host The Unselects
In this episode we recap the highlights of fall Town Meeting including Article 7, a citizens petition to allow Shrewsbury residents to vote on removing fluoride from our town drinking water. Since fluoride has been promoted in public water supplies since the 40's we make the case that it may be time to revisit the topic. We argue the same points that were made in the federal case Food and Water Watch vs. EPA which was ruled upon in September of 2024. For those unfamiliar with the case the court ruled that "Plaintiffs have proven, by a preponderance of the evidence, that water fluoridation at the level of 0.7 mg/L - the prescribed optimal level of fluoridation in the United States - presents an "unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment, without consideration of costs or other non-risk factors, including an unreasonable risk to a potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulation under the conditions of use."
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In this episode we recap the highlights of fall Town Meeting including Article 7, a citizens petition to allow Shrewsbury residents to vote on removing fluoride from our town drinking water. Since fluoride has been promoted in public water supplies since the 40's we make the case that it may be time to revisit the topic. We argue the same points that were made in the federal case Food and Water Watch vs. EPA which was ruled upon in September of 2024. For those unfamiliar with the case the court ruled that "Plaintiffs have proven, by a preponderance of the evidence, that water fluoridation at the level of 0.7 mg/L - the prescribed optimal level of fluoridation in the United States - presents an "unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment, without consideration of costs or other non-risk factors, including an unreasonable risk to a potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulation under the conditions of use."
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