In 2006, 2009 and 2010, the FDA ignored its expert panelists’ recommendations that mercury fillings should not be used in children and pregnant women
In 2011, the FDA then reneged on its promise to re-examine the mercury amalgam issue and make an updated announcement by year’s end; no announcement was made, and there are no plans for an announcement in the future
The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for the phasing-out of amalgam in its new mercury report, but the FDA is still failing to act -- even though dental amalgam is far from an essential dental product; it’s interchangeable with many other filling materials that do not have the toxic profile amalgam has
It’s time for Congress to step in and tell the FDA to listen to its scientists; you can help invoke lasting change by calling Congress today