Petone Billboard
Billboard in non-fluoridated Petone for the whole of May 2017.
For links to source and more information see this page – “MoH says fluoridation reduces dental decay by 40% – no it doesn’t!“
Open Letter to Sir Professor Peter Gluckman: Request to Debate
Dear Professor Gluckman, We read your Opinion Piece in the Herald on Saturday, 22nd May. We were heartened to see that you believe “Marching may be seen as one way of engaging, but it cannot replace the harder work of making ourselves available, making our work relevant and making science difficult to ignore”. We would…
Read details“Nanogirl” Dr Michelle Dickinson Reneges on Fluoride Debate
The question has to be asked – why after denigrating opponents of fluoridation and claiming that she has the science on her side, will Dr Dickinson not front up to a public debate like she agreed? Auckland University Professor Michelle Dickinson, aka science blogger “Nanogirl” has backed down on debating Professor Paul Connett, Senior Advisor…
Read detailsTop NZ Scientist Set to Face Fluoridation Expert in TV Debate
Dr Michelle Dickinson, Auckland University Professor and nanotechnologist has agreed to debate Professor Paul Connett, Senior Advisor to the Fluoride Action Network. She will be inviting Sir Peter Gluckman to join her in this debate with Professor Connett. Dr Dickinson has studied fluoride for seven years as part of her Master’s and PhD work. …
Read detailsConfusion from Pro-Fluoride Group
In a press release last week, the head of pro-fluoride activist group Making Sense of Fluoride, Dan Ryan expressed astonishment that the Royal Society of NZ once supported keeping leaded petrol; Ryan went as far as to deny it. His confusion went further, showing he didn’t understand the difference between a discredited fluoride-IQ NZ study…
Read detailsCall to Government to Act on Precautionary Principle with Fluoride
“It was petrol in the 70s and 80s – what’s the equivalent today?” presenter Petra Bagust asked on TV3’s programme The Project, which covered this week’s news about lead exposure lowering IQ by more than 4 points. “The answer is fluoride,” says Mary Byrne, National Coordinator for Fluoride Free NZ. “All of the discussion on…
Read detailsColeman NZ “Snake-Oil Salesman” Desperate to Fluoridate All of NZ Before the Facts Come Out
Despite claims by Health Minister Jonathan Coleman this week that fluoridation is the best thing since sliced bread, the latest data from the Ministry of Health shows there is no difference between fluoridated and non-fluoridated areas. This is despite the fact that fluoridated data includes the most affluent area in the country, Wellington, and non-fluoridated…
Read detailsFAN comments on EPA Petition Decision
Unfortunately, the EPA’s decision demonstrates that the Agency is not yet prepared to let go of the outdated assumptions it has long held about fluoride. We presented the Agency with a large body of human and animal evidence demonstrating that fluoride is a neurotoxin at levels now ingested by many U.S. children and vulnerable populations.…
Read detailsIndustrial Waste Front Man Urges Mandatory Fluoridation
John Pfahlert, CEO of the industry lobby group, formerly known as New Zealand Sewage and Industrial Wastes Association (NZSIWA).is urging the Government to make the addition of hazardous waste fluoridation chemicals to community drinking water, mandatory throughout New Zealand. Parliament is currently considering an Amendment to the Health Act to shift responsibility from local councils…
Read detailsNew Fluoride Legislation: An Opportunity to Stop Fluoridation Nationwide
Fluoride Free New Zealand (FFNZ) will present evidence to the Health Select Committee when the issue is discussed in the coming months. They maintain that the evidence shows that fluoridation is outdated, unsafe and ineffective and that excellent public dental health programmes in non-fluoridated countries around the world are hugely successful. FFNZ will argue that…
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