1. Promoters say fluoride works on the outside of the teeth but then say everyone must have it in their drinking water. 2. Even though fluoridation chemicals are added to the water supply for a claimed therapeutic purpose, they are exempt from the Medicines Act. Fluoride pills, fluoride toothpaste and fluoride mouthwashes are not exempt.…
Summary as at the 29th of July 2024 Fluoridation is still legal in New Zealand but there is an ongoing court case. Council Action. Awaiting ruling on an important U.S. court case. Ongoing Court Case – New Health New Zealand (NHNZ) vs Director General of Health (DGH) Not for profit group, NHNZ is challenging the legality of…
Tue, 11 Jul 2017 at 12:16 pm Two New Studies Show Association between Fluoride Intake,Chronic Pain and Arthritic Disease Press Release by Lead Author, Declan Waugh3rd July 2017 A collaborative group of international scientists, academics and medical practitioners have banded together without any funding to publish two major research studies addressing shortcomings in how public health…
As at 26th July 2024: 350 total Health Professionals including 21 Dentists & 45 GP and Medical Doctors plus 15 Ph.D Scientists support Fluoride Free New Zealand. New Zealand Doctors Speaking out with Science is opposed to fluoridation. They have some great articles. The Hidden Dangers of Fluoride in Water: How to Protect Your Health…
With councils around the country being ordered to implement fluoridation programmes, members of the public are asking “why do they need to this?”. Is dental health in their area worse than fluoridated areas? And if the Government wants to improve dental health, there are plenty of other ways to do it. However, when all is said…
It is now known that fluoride does not work by swallowing so adding it to the water supply is like adding sunscreen to drinking water in an attempt to prevent sunburn. Fluoridation was originally based on the theory that fluoride should be swallowed while children’s teeth were growing, so that it could be incorporated into…
Dr Hans Moolenburgh led the fight against fluoridation in the Netherlands.
For more information see Evidence Based Medical Science Used To End Policy Of Fluoridation Of Drinking Water In The Netherlands
With fluoride chemicals recently added to the Oamaru water, research from the Netherlands suggests some people could have acute symptoms over the next few months. Dr Hans Moolenburgh was a Medical Physician, Cancer Specialist, and Clinical Ecologist who led a team of medical doctors and researchers in the 1970s. Using double blind trials they showed…
Fluoride Action Network (FAN) are the preeminent group opposed to fluoridation in the world. FAN are our “parent” group. Prof Paul Connett was the Director of FAN for many years and was instrumental in forming Fluoride Free New Zealand in 2003. At that time we called ourselves Fluoride Action Network NZ but changed to Fluoride…
Most people don’t realise, but 50% of fluoride ingested is stored in the bones and soft tissue. Accumulation of fluoride can cause a disease called skeletal fluorosis. The first symptoms of skeletal fluorosis are identical to osteoarthritis. “Long-term accumulative exposures to fluoride even at low levels carries a risk of sub-clinical or stage-1 musculo-skeletal fluorosis…
The late Dr John Colquhoun is a New Zealand hero. He was an ardent advocate of fluoridation and instrumental in it being introduced in most of the big cities in New Zealand. However, he ended up studying the facts and finding the data did not support what he was saying. He is one of those…
Wellington resident, Paul Wedel, explains to Wellington city councillors the economic madness of fluoridation. This was at a meeting in Wellington on the 8th of August 2012.
