Monthly Archives: December 2014

Urgent – Submissions Close 9 January – MoH try to exempt Fluoride Chemicals

The New Zealand Government has announced that it is taking public submissions on a pending application to exempt fluoridation chemicals (HFA and SSF) from the New Zealand Medicine’s Act, even though their sole stated purpose is to treat people to prevent dental decay.  Closing date is the 9th January 2015. http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/consultations/medicine-regulations-fluoride-in-drinking-water.asp See submission form below…

Water Fluoridation – Rebuttal of David Whyte’s Arguments for Fluoridation

A guest post on Whale Oil by a Mr David Whyte appeared a couple of weeks ago. Read here . This is our response to David.   David Whyte’s arguments for fluoridation proved to suffer from exactly the same criticisms he levelled at the arguments against fluoridation. “Most, but not all, fall under the title…

NZ Fluoride Report Inept and Misleading Say International Experts

Press Release: Fluoride Free NZ 1 December 2014   An international panel of science and medical professionals has published a critical analysis of the 2014 New Zealand fluoridation report, Health effects of water fluoridation – A review of the scientific evidence.   The peer reviewed critique published today outlines the failures of the Fluoride Report published…

NZ Fluoridation Report Misleading, International Review

Press Release: Fluoride Information Network For Dentists 1 December 2014   A NZ report on the science of fluoridation conducted this year by the NZ Royal Society at the request of concerned city councils was of poor quality and misleading, according to an international critical review released today. Contributors and peer reviewers of the critique…