Is drinking water with fluoride safe for my child?
Yes. The American Dental Association (ADA) continues to support water fluoridation at the optimal range of 0.7 to 1.2 parts per million (ppm), as determined by the United States Public Health Service (USPHS). According to the ADA, infant formula can be mixed with water that is fluoride free or contains low levels of fluoride. Babies less than one year old need less fluoride than everyone else because they are so small. That’s why Nursery® Water has a fluoride level of 0.7 ppm or less. This means that when your child is drinking Nursery® Water, you can be confident that your child is getting a lower level of fluoride. For full information or a copy of the ADA November 9th, 2006 Interim Guidance on Fluoride Intake for Infants and Young Children, please log onto: http://ada.org/prof/resources/positions/statements/fluoride_infants.
Yes. The American Dental Association continues to support the optimal level of fluoride in drinking water as 0.7 – 1.2 parts per million (ppm). Nursery Waters has a level up to 0.7 parts per million – well within ADA recommendations. This means that when your child is drinking Nursery Water, you can be confident that your child is getting the right level of fluoride… Fluoride, in the amount of up to 0.7 mg/L is added, which conforms to fluoride levels recommended by American Dental Association.” (www.nurserywater.com/info/faq.php) False advertising: affirmative deceptive statements. The FTC has jurisdiction over false advertising of health claims under FTCA section 5 (21 U.S.C. §52), pursuant to a Memorandum of Understanding with FDA under which FTC assumes primary responsibility for regulating food advertising, with FDA taking primary authority for food labeling (FTC and FDA 1971).
