Attached is a file you might want to read. I just posted this to Dawn's thread, but thought I would post this here as well. Can you believe that this letter was written 15 years ago, and nothing has changed yet?

There is quite a bit of good information in this letter if you care to read it.

Just a couple interesting points from the letter:

"A review of the transcript reveals that the FDA Panel seemed more concerned about dispelling public fear of mercury/silver fillings than they were in insuring public safety."

"The FDA Medical Devices Division now has over 700 reports of adverse reaction to mercury/silver fillings. Statements have been made that these reports present a very confusing picture because the symptomatology is undifferentiated. That, of course, is to be expected as over 200 signs and symptoms are caused by mercury according to the scientific literature."

"Dental mercury has a tremendous negative environmental impact which was ignored at the time of its classification in 1987. Estimates are that two million pounds of mercury have gone into the environment of the United States over the last 15 years. This amounts to over 130,000 pounds per year and over 350 pounds per day."

"It will probably be some years before medical scientists have unraveled all the harm which mercury from dental fillings is causing. That is not surprising considering its ubiquitous nature as a poison and the fact that most medical doctors have been exposed only to the positions of the ADA and FDA on the safety of mercury/silver fillings."

Anybody care to comment?

TW

Attached Files
250425-93 Ban Mercury Request to FDA Ignored.pdf (98 downloads)