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No infant formula sold in Australia contains fluoride
16 April 2007
No infant formula sold in Australia contains fluoride. Bottle feeding in fluoridated areas ensures that cavity fighting benefits are still gained at the optimal safe level, but this is not the case in 95 percent of Queensland which remains unfluoridated.
The issue of mixing infant formula and fluoridated water is simple … only use one source of fluoride and avoid double-dipping at a critical time of infant tooth development.
All of the information included on this web site is accurate to the best of knowledge of the Australian Dental Association (Queensland Branch). To make the text more readable for non-scientists, ADAQ has deliberately minimised attributions and links to supporting files or scientific attachments. However these sources are readily available if required and many can be found via www.health.qld.gov.au/fluoride. |
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