FDA scientific panel could have an impact on mercury treaty

[Guest guest]

Consumers for Dental Choice

Working for Mercury Free Dentistry

FDA scientific panel could have an impact on mercury treaty

14 days until mercury treaty negotiations, round two

Dear Friend,

We have news from Washington: Sharfstein, the FDA Principal Deputy

Commissioner who approved the abysmal amalgam rule after Commissioner Margaret

Hamburg claimed to be recused, has resigned. Sharfstein's exit allows new FDA

leadership to take a fresh look at amalgam, and we will continue to hold their

feet to the fire. As Charlie explained in his last email to you, the scientific

panelists at the FDA hearings told the agency to stop amalgam use in children,

pregnant women, and hypersensitive adults – and to put on consumer labeling so

everyone will know of amalgam's toxicity!

We need to trumpet this good news from the scientists at the second round of

United Nations mercury treaty negotiations to be held in Chiba, Japan two weeks

from now. But Consumers for Dental Choice still needs to raise $5600 to cover

the expense of our international work for this second negotiating session.

Please help us get our team – led by Charlie Brown – to Japan for the mercury

treaty negotiations!

As you'll recall, last year Consumers for Dental Choice organized the World

Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry; Charlie Brown was elected president of this

new coalition. Then, we led a delegation of dental consumers and mercury-free

dentists from all over the world at the first session to negotiate a world

mercury treaty, held in Stockholm last June. Building a team of leaders from

five continents, Charlie's hard-nosed approach is paying off – for us and for

the children of this world.

Already, Consumers for Dental Choice has achieved a historic milestone on the

world stage. The first draft of the international treaty on mercury includes

five products on the " phase out list " ; amalgam is one of them!

At the treaty negotiations, the tough work lies ahead. We must withstand

furious lobbying by the World Dental Federation (best described as an " American

Dental Association on steroids " ) to keep amalgam on the treaty's " phase out

list. " We must fight for specific steps the world can take to reduce, then

phase out, amalgam. FDA's scientific panel has suggested a good start: stop

using amalgam in vulnerable populations such as children and pregnant women!

Folks, we ask for your help. Charlie Brown is now the world leader of our

movement, and it is essential he takes his seat at the table. Help our team get

to the second round of treaty negotiations now! Any amount you could contribute

would go a long way!

Please click here to donate via credit card* or mail checks to Consumers for

Dental Choice, 316 F St. NE, Suite 210, Washington DC 20002.

Thank you for your support as we enter the world stage!

Sincerely,

Sue Ann

Sue Ann

President, Consumers for Dental Choice

President, ZEEL-TV, Atlanta

6 January 2011

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