Assessment of the exposure to certain contaminants found in drinking waters and the potential health risks involved. The case of FLUORIDE

In Belgium, the intake of most types of public drinking water ("tap water") or water marketed as packaged water ("bottled water") does not pose a risk for human health insofar as these waters meet the criteria laid down by the public authorities in terms of their composition and labelling. Particular attention should be devoted to tap and bottled water with a fluoride content of 1.50mg/L or more. More particularly, the labelling of natural mineral waters (NMW) is legally required to be formulated as follows: - "contains fluoride" if the fluoride content is over 1.0 mg/L of fluoride. - "not sui... Mehr ...