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Israel Suspends Mandatory Fluoridation Policy
The Fluoride Action Network has received the following news from Shimon Tsuk, the Scientific Development Coordinator for the Israel Union for Environmental Defense (IUED): “The labor, welfare and health Knesset (Israeli Parliament) committee called on (6/21/06) the Ministry of Health to freeze the extension of the fluoridation of drinking water in Israel and to study […]
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Ministry panel: Keep fluoridating water, but check its effects
Three years ago, when the country’s local authorities were required to fluoridate drinking water, the Health Ministry determined, based on solid scientific evidence, that it had no health risk and would prevent tooth decay. However, a panel of water experts appointed by the ministry two years ago now says that the fluoridation of water must […]
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[Fluoridation of drinking water, why is it needed?]
Abstract [Article in Hebrew] Background: Dental caries is a widespread disease. It causes irreversible damage, pain and considerable expense. Fluoride is the only known substance that raises the tooth’s resistance to acid attack. Natural drinking waters contain fluoride at different concentration. The most effective method of fluoride administration to the community level is by adjustng […]
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[Optimal fluoride level in drinking water and public health]
[Article in Hebrew] Abstract Water fluoridation is a safe, efficient, and well-proven way of preventing dental decay in the community. In countries such as Israel, where dental care is not covered by the national insurance law, this has an important role in reducing social inequalities in health care. For toddlers and children, water fluoridation is […]
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Court paves way for fluoridated water
On the High Court’s recommendation, the Union of Local Authorities yesterday withdrew a petition protesting the addition of fluoride to drinking water. A three-judge panel informed the ULA that it lacks the wherewithal to resolve the technical dispute between the ULA and the Health Ministry regarding fluoride’s impact on human health. In its original petition, […]
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High Court to rule on fluoridation today
The High Court of Justice will today rule on the projected fluoridation of all municipal drinking water following a challenge to the plan by the Union of Local Authorities, which says that “concentration of fluoride cannot be controlled and thus the public may be exposed to excessive amounts.” The Health Ministry, which is pushing for […]
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Israeli Court: Fluoride in water is not compulsory
The High Court of Justice has issued an interim order freezing regulations that compel large towns to add fluoride to their water supplies. The order, issued Tuesday by Justice Eliezer Rivlin, will remain in force for three months until the Court has debated a petition by the Union of Local Authorities, Herzliya council and the […]
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Israel Set to Proceed with Fluoridation
After years of delays, fluoride will routinely be added to the country’s drinking water, if the Mekorot national water company meets its extended deadline to complete 120 fluoridation stations by June 1. The government gave Mekorot 12 more months in June of last year. Health Ministry dental service director Dr. Shlomo Zusman said yesterday the […]
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IUED to Israeli Health Minister: Don’t Fluoridate Drinking Water Before Knowing Implications
IUED Executive Director Philip Warburg has written Health Minister Nissim Dahan calling on him to freeze implementation of a regulation requiring communities with a population greater than 5,000 to fluoridate drinking water by June 2002. “Many research studies have concluded that fluoridation of drinking water leads to a variety of health problems and illnesses,” said […]
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Moratorium on Requirement to Fluoridate Drinking Water
The Minister of Health, Nissim Dahan, has ordered that the ruling requiring municipalities to add fluoride to their drinking water at their own expense, be put on hold until such time as a re-assessment has been carried out by the Health Ministry to determine if this measure is necessary. The regulation, instituted by Dahan’s predecessor, […]
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