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NZ: Moving responsibility for fluoride in water to health a ‘victory for science’ says GPs
Note from Fluoride Action Network: Where are the published studies to affirm that “there is strong scientific evidence to support drinking water fluoridation as a safe, effective measure to maintain oral health, prevent tooth decay, and reduce health inequities”? Has anyone in this august body read the Mother-Offspring fluoride studies? These studies reveal that the […]
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NZ: Dentists praise fluoridation call; Christchurch councillors want to see the money
Dr Arun Natarajan, a paediatric dental specialist at Christchurch Hospital, says research shows poverty is linked to poor oral health. (First published in 2020 Canterbury dentists have praised the Government’s decision to take responsibility for water fluoridation from councils, saying it will reduce child tooth decay. The announcement was “a huge step forward” for equity, […]
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NZ: Proposed law will centralise water fluoridation decisions – Expert Reaction
Note from Fluoride Action Network: All three individuals asked to comment below are fluoridation proponents: • Professor Barry Borman: 2012 response to Choi; 2015 study • Matt Hobbs: 2020 study • Professor Murray Thomson: Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago; Comments in 2013 and in 2017; Expert comment supplied by Science Media Centre The SMC […]
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NZ: National ‘concerned’ with Government move to centralise drinking water fluoridation power
National’s health spokesman Dr Shane Reti says the Government’s move to take control of fluoridation away from councils and give it to Ashley Bloomfield is an “over-reach”. Associate Health Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall announced her intention to centralise the often controversial practice on Thursday. Fluoride is a chemical added to more than half of New […]
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NZ Water fluoridation: Control of fluoridation to be taken off councils, given to Dr Ashley Bloomfield
Councils will no longer have control over New Zealand’s water fluoridation, with Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield set to take the reins. Associate Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall announced on Thursday a proposed amendment to the Health (Fluoridation of Drinking Water) Amendment Bill, a draft legislation from the former National Government that intended […]
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NZ: Water fluoridation to be controlled by Director-General of Health under proposed law
The government has proposed a law change to give the Director-General of Health control of water fluoridation. It is picking up the Health (Fluoridation of Drinking Water) Amendment Bill which was first introduced by the previous National government in 2016. The bill as it stands proposes decision-making on fluoridation be shifted from local authorities to […]
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CDHB to vote on pro-fluoridation stance despite having no power to implement it
Note from Fluoride Action Network: The photo below of the child with rotten teeth is a good example of baby bottle tooth decay, due to sucking on a bottle that contains sugar water, milk, soda, etc. Note that it is only the upper teeth that are affected. This decay has nothing to do with whether […]
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NZAS looks to export toxic waste stockpiled at Tiwai Point
Robyn Edie/Stuff An aerial photo of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter with Bluff township and Bluff Hill in the backdrop. New Zealand Aluminium Smelters is exploring options to export more of the toxic waste it has stockpiled at Tiwai Point. The news comes just days after Environment Southland announced it would increase testing and […]
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PM Jacinda Ardern promises to deliver two key solutions to New Zealand’s dental health ‘epidemic’
Watch: PM Jacinda Ardern promises to deliver two key solutions to New Zealand’s dental health ‘epidemic’. Fluoride could soon be added to most of the country’s drinking water, with the Prime Minister promising to pass a Bill that’s been on hold for nearly four years. It came alongside another dental promise on Wednesday: giving preschoolers […]
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Environment Minister David Parker slams Tiwai Point smelter’s stockpiling of hazardous waste
The Government tried to get Tiwai Point aluminium smelter to clean up toxic waste at its Southland site but failed. Environment Minister David Parker admitted this today in slamming New Zealand Aluminium Smelters, saying he was “incredibly frustrated” at the “uncooperative” company. RNZ yesterday revealed the smelter at Bluff has stockpiled 106,000 tonnes of cyanide-laced […]
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