Who is responsible for protecting the public from mercury toxicity?
If you look at legal cases, nobody is responsible. Lets look at cases that were tried in court: The American Dental Association (ADA), in court: “The ADA owes no legal duty of care to protect the public from allegedly dangerous products used by dentists. The ADA did not manufacture, design, supply or install the mercury-containing amalgams.” (Case No. 718229, Superior Court of the State of California In and For the County of Santa Clara, October 22, 1992) The ADA does NOT certify mixed dental amalgam: “The specification is not for dental amalgam. It is only for the alloy for dental amalgam. The amalgam does not form until the dentist mixes the alloy with mercury. Therefore, dental amalgam per se cannot be certified. We cannot certify a reaction product made by the dentist.” (ADA letter, May 22, 1986). The FDA has NOT accepted and classified dental amalgam! FDA has accepted and classified only “Dental Mercury” and “Amalgam Mercury” to protect the manufacturers. (See website for approved
