Parliamentary Petition – Stop Water Fluoridation

Fluoride Free New Zealand launched a parliamentary petition on the 2nd of August 2024 to 19 November 2024 to stop water fluoridation in New Zealand. Petition was handed to NZ First on 11 February 2025.

Petition request

That the House of Representatives stop water fluoridation.

Petition reason

Many qualified scientists say that exposure to the levels of fluoride in fluoridated communities causes a level of harm comparable to lead. The US National Toxicology Program’s 6-year review confirms that fluoride may lower children’s IQ. The Cochrane Review 2015, CATFISH study (2022, UK), and LOTUS study (2023, UK) show little or no benefit to teeth from fluoridated water.

PETITION COLLECTED

2 0,619 SIGNATURES ONLINE &

4,131 SIGNATURES ON PAPER

The petition contained the following three reasons why fluoridation should be stopped:

1. Many qualified scientists say that exposure to the levels of fluoride in fluoridated communities causes a level of harm comparable to lead. Authentication of this statement.

2. The US National Toxicology Program’s 6-year review confirms that fluoride may lower children’s IQ. Authentication on Page 13 of the Monograph.

3. The Cochrane Review 2015, CATFISH study (2022, UK), and LOTUS study (2023, UK) show little or no benefit to teeth from fluoridated water. Authentication of statements on dental studies.

SEE PETITION ON PARLIAMENT WESBITE HERE

Since 2017, there have been ten U.S. Government funded studies that have found fluoride is associated with damage to the developing brain.

Fluoride is the new Lead. Science caught up with lead, mercury and dioxin and now it has caught up with fluoride.

Fluoridation reducing the IQ of New Zealanders? Yes it is! See impact of an average 5 IQ point loss across society.

I’m fairly sensitive to chemicals and have always avoided diet products, as aspartame affects me noticeably. A few years ago, I decided to try fluoride-free toothpaste. Since then, my health has improved in several ways. I no longer drool at night or wake up with a sore throat. My skin is clearer, and I no longer experience sudden tooth pain.

I’ve generally lived in areas where the water was not fluoridated and relied on rain tank water from 2002 to 2013. These days, I use a water distiller and occasionally drink bottled water. While working in Thames recently, I started getting sore throats after drinking hot chocolate made with boiled tap water—something I hadn’t experienced in years.

My son, who is 100% unvaccinated and was raised on raw milk and tank water, has never had a cavity at age 22. We lived in Paeroa and Cambridge, where I was assured the water was fluoride-free.

I initially tried Red Seal toothpaste, then explored several Indian brands. I currently prefer Rozino and Xiaoks, which I order from Temu.

Pamela, Paeroa

Sore throat from fluoride – even the toothpaste