Lynn L. Bergeson Quoted in Bloomberg Law Article “Health Agency Finalizes Fluoride Dose Harmful to Babies’ IQ”
On August 21, 2024, comments by Lynn L. Bergeson were featured in Bloomberg Law’s article regarding the publication of the National Toxicology Program’s long-awaited report about fluoride’s hazards.
The NTP report is equivocal on the effect, if any, of low fluoride exposures, and saying more research is needed would seem to be unhelpful to Chen in making any dose-response determination in the case over which he is presiding, said Lynn Bergeson, managing partner of Bergeson & Campbell PC, which specializes in chemical laws and regulations.
Based strictly on the findings, Bergeson said she’d expect the government to argue the report’s conclusions don’t support a finding that 0.7 mg/L poses an unreasonable risk under TSCA. To the extent fluoride in water could contribute to other sources of the mineral that might pose a cumulative risk, “it is unclear if the record would support a judicial finding,” she said.