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Black Salt
Black salt is a popular ingredient that is acclaimed for both its health benefits and its unique flavor and aroma. Available in many supermarkets and health food stores, it is widely used in Indian cuisine and is also used in vegan dishes, primarily as an egg substitute. However, like all other types of salt, including […]
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School meals to be allowed to use fluoridated salt to save children’s teeth
Public schools will soon be allowed to use fluoridated salt in their lunches to save children”s teeth. Fluoridated salt is currently banned due to concerns over excessive intake. But worrying data about tooth decay has the government seeking ways to strengthen kids” teeth. As early as December, schools will be allowed to add fluoride to […]
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Fluoride in drinking water in Madagascar and the development of a strategy for salt fluoridation.
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To update current knowledge of the distribution of drinking water fluoride content in Madagascar, in an effort to develop a strategy for the distribution of fluoridated salt to prevent tooth decay. BASIC RESEARCH DESIGN: In accordance with a strict protocol, water samples were collected from all the country’s 22 regions. Fluoride concentration in […]
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CASE STUDY: SALT FLUORIDATION IN LEBANON
Excerpt from: The Fluoride Debate: The Pros and Cons of Fluoridation by Aoun A, Darwiche F, Al Hayek S, and Doumi J. Preventive Nutrition and Food Science, Sept 30, 2018. Case Study: Salt Fluoridation in Lebanon In 1994, a national Oral Health Survey was conducted in Lebanon and showed a high prevalence of dental caries […]
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Fluoride concentrations in salt marketed in Managua, Nicaragua.
Abstract Nicaraguan legislation has established that fluoride concentrations in salt should be 200-225 mg/kg, but no report describes fluoride concentrations in salt marketed in this country. We evaluated the fluoride concentrations in 33 packages of salt of 11 brands (n = 3 each) purchased in Managua, Nicaragua. According to the package information, 9 of the […]
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Black salt and its health hazard
Black salt is a type of rock salt, a salty and pungent-smelling condiment used in the South Asia. It is also known as Himalayan black salt. Popularly known in Bangladesh as bit laban, it is a food additive for incrementing the taste of food. But it is not safe for health. Surprisingly, it is used […]
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Japan: FDA approves sales of fluoridated salt
On June 15, the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced its rules concerning fluoride labeling of packaged edible salt products, stipulating the permissible product names for packaged edible salt products containing added potassium fluoride or sodium fluoride as “fluoride salt,” “fluoridated salt” or “salt with added fluoride,” which will enable consumers to clearly recognize that […]
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Salt fluoridation programme in Jamaica
The following is an excerpt of an interview with Dianna Blake-Bennett who works with Industrial Chemical Company (ICC) at Windsor Road, Spanish Town. In 1984 a national programme of salt fluoridation was spearheaded by ICC in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) and the Ministry of Health’s Dental Unit. This programme introduced fluoride […]
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Fluoride addition to salt held off … for now
BEIRUT: Fluoride won’t have a place in Lebanon’s salt shakers, at least for now. In December, activists and health professionals successfully stopped the implementation of a law that would have mandated fluoridation of all table salt in the country. Through an online petition and meetings with Health Minister Wael Abou Faour, they warned that the […]
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The dangers of salt fluoridation in Lebanon
Not all salt is created equal. However, if the new law on salt fluoridation in Lebanon sees light, not only will all salt in this country be equal but it will pose a public health threat and we won’t be able to do anything about it. Photo credit planet-science.com When you hear the word fluoride, […]
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