Commonly-consumed infant fruit juices contain fluoride, some at levels higher than recommended for public water supplies which can damage teeth, according to research to be presented on March 17, 2011 at the International Association for Dental Research annual meeting in San Diego.

Ninety samples of three different flavors (apple, pear and grape) from three manufacturers were tested.  All contained fluoride at concentrations ranging from 0.11 to 1.81 parts per million (ppm).

“Children who consume excessive amounts of juice per day may be ingesting more fluoride than the recommended daily intake,” the researchers report.

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