Justice David Collins said the issue of dose was what troubled him most about the water fluoridation case heard this week at the High Court in Wellington. He is asked to decide if the fluoride chemicals added to the water supply, for the claimed therapeutic purpose of reducing dental decay, should be regulated as a…
Judge for yourself. The following requests have been sent to Prof Gluckman, Chief Science Advisor for the Prime Minister. The replies are provided under the questions as they are received. ========================================================================================== Request 29th September 2014 1. In Health effects of water fluoridation: A review of the scientific evidence, page 47 states that “skeletal fluorosis is…
Read detailsThe Advertising Standards Authority says it is not clear whether the statements on a flyer we, at Fluoride Free New Zealand, used to advertise a public meeting in Rotorua this year, were fact or opinion. We wish to rule out this ambiguity and assure people that we stand by the statements, which are supported by…
This page explains the more common terms and acronyms used in fluoridation discussion. Term Meaning and commentary Fluoride, fluorides This is a generic term for a range of compounds containing the fluoride ion. Scientifically it is inaccurate, as “fluoride” does not exist in isolation. The fluoride compounds used in water fluoridation are: Hydrofluorosilicic acid…
Read detailsScientific and Critical Analysis of the 2014 New Zealand Fluoridation Report Findings and recommendations Failure to review health risks and identify harm Sections of this critique focus on health risks and margin of safety considerations, which the report from the Royal Society of New Zealand and the Office of the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor…
ELECTED 2013 Councillor Fluoridation Our View Ray Wallace– Mayor For 2011 – Voted against a referendum and now wants to go along with the Minsitry of Health Tui Lewis (Harbour Ward) Against Has said so personally Max Shierlaw (Western Ward) Against 2011 – Voted FOR a referendum – Definitely against fluoridation Gwen McDonald (Northern Ward)…
Our objections to fluoridation 1. New science proves there is no benefit from swallowing fluoride 2. Fluoridation creates more health problems than it is alleged to fix. It’s not safe. 3. Fluoridated water is particularly harmful to infants. 4. Most countries in the world do not fluoridate their water. 5. Fluoride impacts negatively on the…
Why I am now officially opposed to adding fluoride to drinking water Dr. Hardy Limeback, BSc, PhD, DDS Associate Professor and Head, Preventive Dentistry University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, M5G-1G6 Fax (416) 979-4936 Tel(416) 979-4929 E-mail: April, 2000 To whom it may concern: Why I am now officially opposed to adding fluoride to drinking water…
Position on Fluoridation of Drinking Water – September 2008 (.DOC) The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) does not support fluoridation of drinking water for the following reasons. 1) The decline in caries in communities that are fluoridated has been highly significant — but so has the decline that has occurred in non-fluoridated…
I am the Head of Preventive Dentistry at the University of Toronto in Toronto Canada, a professor with a PhD in Biochemistry and a practicing dentist who has done years of funded research in tooth formation, bone and fluoride. I was one of the 12 scientists who served on the National Academy of Sciences panel…
In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the sole agency with regulatory responsibility for fluoride in drinking water. Based on toxicological reviews, EPA scientists establish the Maximum Containment Level, as well as non-enforceable guidelines for levels of fluoride deemed to be safe for human consumption. The EPA does not endorse water fluoridation.…
