2011/10/05 Council Agenda Packet

Everett City Council October 5, 2011 Page Two The end of my presentation was cut off. Listen to the audio version at this link: http://fluoride-class-action.com/wp-content/uploads/speeches-to- everett-council-9-2 1-20 1 1-golda-james.mp3 In saying we were in error, Council Member Nielson relied on and quoted from the 2008 National Kidney Foundation position statements on fluoridation, which in turn quotes from the 1981 position statement. Among other things, the 1981 position statement, as quoted in the 2008 document, states: There is insufficient evidence at this time to recommend the use of fluoride-free drinking water for all patients with renal disease. ... The 1981 National Kidney Foundation position paper on fluoridation is outdated. The paper is withdrawn and will no longer be circulated.... Read the full version of the 2008 National Kidney Foundation paper here: http://www.kidney.org/atoz/pdf/Fluoride Intake in CKD.pdf. Read the 1981 position paper here: http://fluoride-class-action.com/wp-content/uploads/national-kidney- foundation-198 1-po sition-statement-on-fluoridation.pdf Relying on the 2008 and 1981 National Kidney Foundation papers, Council Member Nielsen concluded that the National Kidney Foundation had never endorsed fluoridation in the first place and therefore could not have withdrawn its endorsement. Council Member Nielsen is correct in the sense that there is no proof in the 1981 or 2008 National Kidney Foundation statements that the National Kidney Foundation ever endorsed fluoridation or ever withdrew its endorsement. But there is proof and the proof is conclusive. The proof is found on the American Dental Association web site. The current list of fluoridation endorsers is here: http://www.ada.org/4051.aspx.