Fluoridated water is not safe for babies. Fluoride is now recognised as a neurotoxicant, which means it affects brain development. It is also now known that even very low levels of fluoride effect the thyroid. The thyroid gland is part of the endocrine system. This system is hugely important for producing a whole range of…
Read detailsIn 2009 the Ministry of Health carried out an oral health survey to look at dental health across the nation. The results were published in 2010 in the MoH publication Our Oral Health The Ministry of Health have been claiming the fluoridation reduces dental by 40%. Under the Official Information Act, the MOH admitted that…
Read detailsWhich areas fluoridate? The Ministry of Health says 61% of reticulated water supplies are fluoridated amounting to 52% of the population receiving fluoridated water. Only 22 councils out of 67 are currently fluoridating. Is my town fluoridated? Fluoridation status by council What are they fluoridating with? Map of fluoridated New Zealand Local Fluoride Free Campaigns…
Read detailsThe only DHB candidates we managed to write to were: Hutt Valley, Capital and Coast, Wairarapa, Whanganui and Waitemata. But this Otago Daily Times article gives the opinions of the Southland District Health Board candidates. Council Candidate Comment Ashburton Selwyn Price I believe that this will be an issue that will be subject to legislation…
Read detailsCOMPLAINT NUMBER 18/291 COMPLAINANTS Complainants wish not to be named ADVERTISER Fluoride Free NZ ADVERTISEMENT Fluoride Free NZ Print DATE OF MEETING 9 October 2018 OUTCOME Upheld, in part SUMMARY The newspaper advertisement for Fluoride Free New Zealand showed a photo of a child drinking a glass of water with…
Read detailsA team of experts from Chile–including doctors, biologists, a lawyer, a civil engineer, a toxicologist, an environmental expert, and a chemist–have published a damning review of water fluoridation in the Medical Journal of Chile, February 2017. The review was financed by the Medical College of Chile. Chile is considered a pioneer in the fluoridation of…
Auckland Council Rejects Fluoridation for Onehunga in Landslide Auckland Councillors overwhelmingly voted to reject a proposal to add hazardous fluoride chemicals to the drinking water of Onehunga residents, voting 18 to 3 against the motion. The vote is in keeping with councils around the country not wanting to take responsibility for the fluoridation debate. Currently…
Prof Peter Gluckman published ‘What is in the water?’ on 12 June 2013. Below is a critique of the points made by him. We would welcome an open public discussion with Prof Gluckman in the interests of a fully informed society on fluoridation. Office of the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor (OPMCSA): In recent…
Read detailsCandidates FOR Ending fluoridation Candidate Position Reason Penny Bright Mayoral candidate In my considered opinion, tooth decay is not caused by lack of fluoride in public water supplies, but by poor diet and dental hygiene. Research has proven that water fluoridation, using ‘industrial fluoride’, can harm ‘heart, bone, brain and even developing tooth enamel.” As…
Read detailsK.K. Cheng, Iain Chalmers, Trevor A Sheldon. British Medical Journal, 2007; 335:699-702. “We are concerned that the polarised debates and the way that evidence is harnessed and uncertainties glossed over make it hard for the public and professionals to participate in consultations on an informed basis.” Evidence in favour of fluoridation is poor “Given the…
Read detailsSodium fluorosilicate: S6 (Poison) See the Ixom Material Safety Data Sheet Sodium silicofluoride This material is hazardous according to criteria of ASCC; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE. Subclasses: 6.1 Category C: Substances which are acutely toxic. 6.4 Category A: Substances that are irritating to the eye. 9.3 Category B: Substances that are ecotoxic to terrestrial vertebrates. Contaminants…
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