FDA Responds to Assemblyman Kelly’s Petition to Remove Unapproved Fluoride Supplements

Fluoride supplements, which are currently being prescribed to millions of American children, have NEVER been approved by the FDA as either safe or effective. According to New Jersey Assemblyman John Kelly, who has brought much of this information to light: “I was stunned when I was advised by the FDA that fluoride supplements were not approved by the FDA. Incredibly, in fifty years, no one has ever bothered submitting a petition to the FDA to have these products approved!”

Kelly calls Kids Fluoride Supplements “Fluorosis Risk” – Asks FDA to take action

Assemblyman John V. Kelly (R-36) today petitioned FDA Commissioner Jane Henney to take regulatory action against children’s fluoride supplements. In his letter to FDA Commissioner Henney, Kelly wrote “the manufacturers of fluoride supplements have had fifty years to conduct clinical trials and toxicology studies to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness and submit them for FDA approval. They have not done so. Fifty years is a long time – even for the FDA”.

Commentary: FDA gives another reason to go to Congress

One of the most extraordinary derelictions of government oversight on health matters has been the abject failure of the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) to have regulated arguably the most prescribed medication in US history – fluoride. Yes, they have issued warnings on the back of toothpaste packages that the product should not be swallowed, but they have never regulated fluoride as a prescription drug or as a drug prescribed for delivery in the public water supply.