Tests were carried out on 49 tea bags ranging from own brands to decaf Fluoride levels varied with the lowest levels in specialty teas at 0.72mg This compares to 2.3mg in a Tesco original tea bag and decaf was higher Drinking tea and bad teeth have long been unflattering stereotypes associated with the English. But […]
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Anti-fluoridation activists set to converge in Bedford
Teams of clipboard carrying campaigners will converge at Bedford’s Silver Faces statue before dispersing to pedestrian traffic hotspots on a mass petition signing drive to persuade the council to stop water fluoridation in the borough once and for all. Members of Fluoride Free Bedford, which is hosting the event, are frustrated that in 2011 the […]
Cockermouth: Fluoride-free drinks plan
A Cockermouth cafe serving drinks made with non-fluoridated water will be launched at the town’s Taste Cumbria tomorrow. Tea and Tranquility in Market Place has worked with the Fluoride Free Cockermouth group to provide the service. Paul Carr, group chairman, said: “We believe this is an absolute first in this country. “The idea is to […]
Bedford’s Muslim community gives backing to no fluoride campaign
Campaigners against the re-introduction of fluoride to Bedford’s water supply were delighted at the support they recieved from worshippers at a town mosque. Members of the Fluoride Free Bedford group visited Westbourne Road Mosque during a Friday prayer meeting to present their campaign to get Bedford Borough Council to keep the borough free from added […]
Supervise child’s teeth-brushing until age of eight: Dentists’ advice as tooth decay cases soar
Rotten teeth are the primary cause for a trip to hospital for under-nines 26,000 children aged five to nine needed hospital treatment in 2013-2014 46,500 under-19s were admitted to hospital with tooth decay in that time One of the reasons is children not visiting the dentist enough, experts say Parents should supervise children brushing their teeth […]
Wakefield Council considering water fluoridation to cut tooth decay
Fluoride could be added to the district’s drinking water to cut growing levels of tooth decay in children as young as three. Wakefield Council has been advised to consider the move after research showed 40 per cent of five-year-olds and one in five three-year-olds had decayed teeth. The district’s rates of tooth decay are above […]
Hull public health officials ‘slow to react’ over introducing fluoride varnish to battle tooth decay
PUBLIC health officials have been urged to introduce fluoride varnish to prevent tooth decay in children after the scheme proved a success in Scotland. Hull City Council is conducting a feasibility study into the effectiveness of fluoride varnish applied to the teeth of children in the city’s most deprived areas. However, the Local Dental Network, […]
County News: Have your say in oil and gas consultation
Anti-fracking campaigners have urged residents to have their say in a consultation which they warn could lead to the use of ‘corrosive and toxic chemicals’ for oil and gas extraction. New proposals from the Environment Agency would do away with site-specific permits for many onshore oil and gas activities. They would issue permits to oil […]
How 1970s deodorant is still doing harm
Fluorine is an evil gas. And it is also used to manufacture a string of other artificial gases, some of which nearly left mankind exposed to burning ultraviolet light – and are even now warming the planet. “Fluorine is the tyrannosaurus rex of the periodic table,” says chemistry professor Andrea Sella. “It will react spontaneously […]
East Lancashire. Chemical war: Will they ‘force’ fluoride into our water?
Cure for children or mass medication? DominiKa Piasecka examines the controversial issue of water fluoridation. As the shocked nation is still adjusting itself to the unexpected Tory victory, the battle for Labour’s leadership has begun. One candidate has long been a supporter of adding fluoride – thought to help reduce tooth decay – to British water […]