Council Meeting Wednesday 18 December 2024 In response the the Council’s decision on the 28th of November to reject the fluoridation directive, Dr Diana Sarfati, Director-General of Health, wrote to the Council and reiterated that it was an offence to not comply with the directive and she had the legal authority to impose severe fines on…
As you may be aware, a US Federal Court issued a ruling in September that “fluoridation poses an unreasonable risk to human health”. (See Ruling here). The US Environmental Protection Agency is now obligated by law to restrict or eliminate the risk. It appears that the only thing that can be done to meet this obligation is to…
Dear Mayor and Councillors, We are aware that you will be making a decision whether to reject the Director-General of Health’s (DGH) directive to start fluoridating your community or not. We would therefore like to ensure that you are well aware of a High Court ruling in June 2024. The judge ruled that he was…
Dear Mayor and Councillors, The Florida Surgeon General advised on Friday that communities should not be adding fluoride to drinking water. “It is public health malpractice with the information that we have now to continue adding fluoride to water.” “Access to dental care is a very important issue, but the answer to that issue is…
Water samples taken by Oamaru residents and sent to an accredited laboratory found the level of fluoride in the water coming out their taps was well outside the council’s stipulated target and outside the upper limit recommended for fluoridation by the Ministry of Health. The samples were taken on the 20th, 23rd and 24th of…
