Sodium Fluoride
Level 4 — Significant concernsIn Winter's Dictionary
Sodium Fluoride is a other — Used in toothpastes and water fluoridation
What it does
Used in toothpastes and water fluoridation
Where you'll see it
fluoridated water
What the research says
Can cause nausea, vomiting, even death depending on dose; chronic fluorosis causes mottling of teeth and bone changes; acute poisoning damages heart, brain, nerve, GI
Benefits
Reduces tooth decay
Regulatory status
- US FDA: NUL
- Notes: FDA not allowed as nutrient additive; not proven safe
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): this is a substance for which a petition has been filed but the FDA has not allowed it as a nutrient additive because it has not been proven safe