Tauranga Fluoride Free
TAURANGA COUNCIL DECIDED ON MONDAY 14 OCTOBER 2024 TO START FLUORIDATION.
Tauranga is one of the 14 councils that have been given a directive by the Director-General of Health to start fluoridation. See Directive from Director-General of Health.
The Council is required to start fluoridation by 30 November 2024.
Fluoride was taken out of Tauranga’s water supply in 1992 after a referendum in which more than half of the city’s residents voted against its continued use.
Dr Alanna Ratna, Jodie Bruning and Robert Coe gave excellent speeches at the Tauranga City Council meeting Monday 26 August 2024.
The council voted unanimously to accept the following motion.
Fluoridation is on the agenda at this meeting on Monday 26 August. Three members of the public will be speaking at the start of the meeting providing council with the reasons the council should push back against the draconian fluoridation mandate forced on them by Director-General of Health Dr Diana Sarfati.
Letter sent to Tauranga City Councillors Saturday 24 August 2024.
Official Information Requests
Please provide the following information regarding the proposed fluoridation of Tauranga’s water supply.
What is the chemical composition?
Fluoridation will be undertaken using Hydrofluorosilicic Acid (F6H2Si). Further information relating to composition/information on ingredients can be found in the product’s SAFETY DATA SHEET.
Who is/are the company/companies providing the fluoridation chemicals?
TCC are yet to enter a supply arrangement.
What is the proposed quantity to be added to the water supply, and how often?
Design dose as Fluoride is 1 mg/L. Dosing is automated as part of the water treatment
process.
What protective clothing must be worn when working with exposed fluoride?
Anyone working with Hydrofluorosilicic Acid (HFA) is required to wear protective gloves, protective clothing, eye protection and face protection.
Further information relating to personal protection when handling Hydrofluorosilicic Acid can be found in the products safety data sheet linked above.
How are the containers labelled?
The following is an excerpt taken from the Hydrofluorosilicic Acid Safety Data Sheets (Rev 7) taken from the IXOM website:
‘Each shipment of material shall comply with the New Zealand Standard NZS
5433.1&2 :2012, Transport of Dangerous Goods on Land, Parts 1 & 2 and specifically must be clearly identifiable and be marked and/or accompanied by clear means of giving the following information:
Contents: (Proper Shipping Name)
UN Number:
Hazardous Chemical Classification:
Name of Manufacturer:
Net weight:’
Further information relating to label elements can be found in the products safety data sheet linked above.
What is the cost of each barrel, and what will the ongoing costs be for Tauranga?
The approximate cost of HFA is $0.80 per litre.
The total annual operating costs for fluoridation across Tauranga’s three treatment plants is approximately $175,000 per annum.
What is the cost of setting up the system required to add this chemical to Tauranga?
The estimated capital costs for the installation of fluoridation equipment for Tauranga’s three water treatment plants is $3,585,220.
I dread visiting the dentist and the cost of it. Really glad to be covered by flouridation