Re: “Councillor Lisa Intemann urges community to make opinion clear on fluoride” Port News March 11. There is no way that the convoluted question for the community poll will make the community opinion clear. The community is to be asked “Yes or no: would you prefer that council stop adding fluoride (hydrofluorosilicic acid) to the […]
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NZ. Letter. A bitter pill. By Mary Byrne
The Government’s latest move on the fluoridation bill to shift decision making solely to the director-general of health proves its intention of mandatory fluoridation. The Commission of inquiry (in 1956) said it was important that the decision be made locally, with local input The mayor of Whangarei recently agreed. So has the National Party. To […]
NZ: Letter. Ignorant or timid? By Connett and Howard
Any scientist or educator who has followed the science of fluoride’s toxicity, especially its potential to damage the developing brain must be stunned to hear that the New Zealand government is set to introduce mandatory water fluoridation into the whole country. Either New Zealand scientists and educators have not kept up with the science or […]
NZ: Letter. Fluoride or sugar? By Carl Mather.
Dr Roger Tuck (Letters, March 25) is adamant that fluoride is the answer to tooth decay, as it “is one of the most effective public health measures of all time, and has the potential to cut the devastating amount of tooth decay seen in our children”. Surely reducing/eliminating the quantity of sugars, both simple and […]
NZ: Science turning against fluoridation by Ross Forbes
Retired paediatrician Roger Tuck (Irresponsible stance, letters March 25) is well out of touch with growing medical science on how ingested fluoride affects the whole of the human body, not just teeth. He also appears to be unaware that fluoride works best on the surface of teeth, not by pushing it into the bloodstream. Even […]
Piney Point: Collapse a ‘real possibility’ at old phosphate plant on Tampa Bay, engineer says
Updated April 2, 2021 Manager says ‘there will likely be impacts in Tampa Bay’ from wastewater releases. A leak continues to threaten disaster at an old phosphate plant in Palmetto, with an engineer telling Manatee County commissioners on Thursday that it’s vital for operators to keep discharging thousands of gallons of wastewater to Tampa Bay […]
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East Brunswick council discusses removing fluoride from water; meeting scheduled for May
“This has been kicked around for over six years in and out of the purview of discussions at the council meetings. So I think it’s very important that we make some decisions regarding this, and stop kicking this down the road,” Spadafino said. “First of all … fluoride strengthens tooth enamel, especially baby teeth and […]
NZ: Political Bombshell! Judith faces policy coup
Boom. This is bad… National MPs vote against Judith Collins, Shane Reti on fluoride policy in rare move for caucus Newshub can reveal yet more discord in the National Party, this time over fluoridation – in an extremely rare move, MPs voted down the leadership on a key health policy. The Government has proposed making […]
NZ: National MPs agree on ‘compromise’ on water fluoridation which could see them support Government’s centralisation push
National deputy leader Shane Reti says his party could support the Government’s move to centralise the control of water fluoridation, if local DHBs still get consulted on the decision. He said this position was reached as a compromise in caucus after the Government announced its intention to give all power over fluoridation decisions to director […]