Last week, senior US health officials stopped a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposal that would have told dentists they should not use mercury fillings in cavities in pregnant women, nursing moms, children under 6 and people with mercury allergies, kidney diseases or neurological problems. It also urged dentists to avoid using fillings that contain mercury compounds in any patient, where possible.

The good news about this is that the FDA has shifted their position about mercury fillings. The “safety communication” was drafted in response to citizens petitions and an FDA advisory panel of outside experts. The FDA has defended the safety of mercury fillings since the agency’s inception in 1930 and especially during an ongoing, 23-year legal battle with consumer groups. See, we citizens CAN make change!

The bad new is that higher officials blocked the FDA from protecting the health of citizens.

Tampa Bay Times: Health officials kill FDA proposal to curb mercury dental fIlling