RESPONSE TO APPRAISAL BY IRISH EXPERT BODY ON FLUORIDE AND HEALTH ON THE REPORT TITLED HUMAN TOXICITY, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF WATER FLUORIDATION THOROUGHLY REFUTING THEIR CLAIMS AND PROVIDING FACTUAL EVIDENCE DEMONSTRATING THEIR MISREPRESENTATION OF SCIENTIFIC FACTS

June 2012 Prepared by: Declan Waugh B.Sc. C.Env. MCIWEM. MIEMA. MCIWM.

Misrepresentation of Scientific Facts and Current Scientific Knowledge on Silicofluorides and Fluoride by the Irish Expert Body on Fluoride and Health Table OF Contents Executive Summary .....................................................................................................1 INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................2 HIDING THE FACTS ........................................................................................................5 Contradictory Statements of Fact: Part 1 ................................................................ 7 NRC AND YORK REPORTS ............................................................................................. Contradictory Statements of Fact: Part 2 ................................................................ 8 Misrepresentation of WHO ........................................................................................... Contradictory Statements of Fact: Part 3 ..............................................................16 SILICOFLUORIDE DISSOCIATION ................................................................................... Contradictory Statements of Fact: Part 3 Continued ..........................................23 SILICOFLUORIDE DISSOCIATION ................................................................................... Contradictory Statements of Fact: Part 4 ..............................................................24 FLUORIDE INTERACTION WITH CALCIUM ..................................................................... Contradictory Statements of Fact: Part 5 ..............................................................30 RISK TO BABIES ................................................................................................................ Contradictory Statements of Fact: Part 6 ..............................................................32 Legal Interpretation on Water Fluoridation................................................................ Contradictory Statements of Fact: Part 7 ..............................................................33 Environmental Impact .................................................................................................. Contradictory Statements of Fact: Part 8 ..............................................................36 FLUORIDE AND BONE CANCER/OSTEOSARCOMA.................................................... Conclusion ..................................................................................................................39 Appendix 1 Parliamentary Questions and Answers Deputy Maureen O Sullivan T.D. ..................................................................41 Deputy Catherine Murphy T.D .....................................................................41 Appendix 2 Letter from Professor Trevor A. Sheldon Chair of the YORK Review ........42 Appendix 3 Dr. Richard Sauerheber Supporting evidence ..........................................43 Appendiz 4 Independent Reviews of Report by Waugh ..............................................48  Dr. Richard Sauerheber B.A. Biology, Ph.D. Chemistry  Professor Roger Master PhD & Nelson A. Rockefeller Professor  Dr. James S. Beck, M.D., Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Medical Biophysics  Prof. Peter L.D. Van Caulart, Executive Director, Environmental Training Institute, Ontario, Canada  Dr. Pierre Jean Morin, Ph.D former Director of Medical Research, Laval University Hospital  Giles Parent ND.A. Author

Executive Summary The Department of Health in Ireland established the Irish Expert Body on Fluorides and Health which is funded by