People in West Cumbria will have fluoride added to their drinking water in the coming weeks after a seven-year break. NHS North West has confirmed that water could start having fluoride added again next month, although a firm date has not been set. Health experts say that adding fluoride to water supplies helps to reduce […]
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Bedford: Secret of no fluoride
THE fact that fluoride has not been added to the borough water supply for the last three years has been kept secret. An inquiry to Anglian Water states that the last addition of fluoride to the water supply was in September 2009. The reason given was that work was being carried out at the Bedford […]
UK Heath Department releases report on the future of the fluoridation of drinking water
The summary of responses to the consultation on arrangements for future decision-making on the fluoridation of drinking water has been published. The department received 136 responses to the original consultation on the arrangements for consideration of proposals on the fluoridation of drinking water, which ran from September to November 2013. There was a wide range […]
Dental milk fluoride levels could increase in Winsford primary schools
FLUORIDE levels in Winsford primary school children’s dental milk will be increased under Cheshire West and Chester (CWAC) proposals. In a bid to reduce the estimated 31 per cent of 5-year-olds suffering dental decay, CWAC are supporting recommendations to up fluoride content from 0.5 to 0.8 mg per 189ml carton. Parents will be sent notification […]
Southampton: One pint of fluoridated water per day ‘could be risk to children’
IT IS the most controversial public health issue to hit Hampshire for decades. And now the Daily Echo can reveal that drinking just a pint of tap water a day could expose young children to risks of permanent side effects once supplies have fluoride added to them. The revelation comes as health bosses have admitted […]
New fluorine nanoscale coating: The shirt you can’t get dirty
Researchers create ultralight coating that can repel alcohol, coffee, oil and even petrol Superomniphobic coating is 95% air – but can repel the broadest range of liquids ever seen Could be used to create stain resistant clothes, protect soldiers from chemical attacks, and even reduce drag on ships Scientists have revealed the answer to every […]
Faith groups unite to fight controversial fluoridation plans for Southampton
FAITH groups across Southampton are joining forces to battle against controversial plans to put fluoride in the water. Religious organisations from across the city are coming together at a public meeting this weekend to discuss ways of combating the plans. It comes after the Daily Echo yesterday revealed South Central Strategic Health Authority is continuing […]
Southampton: South Central Strategic Health Authority continuing plans to fluoridate Southampton water months before being axed in NHS reforms
THE race has begun to put fluoride into Hampshire water – even though most people may not want it. With less than three months to go before they are abolished, health bosses have told the Daily Echo they are still determined to pump the chemical into water supplies – much to the disgust of an […]
Tooth decay of P1 pupils in Scotland at record low
A record number of primary one pupils have no signs of tooth decay, the Scottish government has said. Figures from the national dental inspection programme, for 2011-12, showed 67% of P1 pupils had no obvious decay, compared to 54% in 2005-06. The Scottish government’s target is for 60% of primary ones to have no obvious […]
Burger King Confirms Its Restaurants Do Not Use ‘Fluoridated Salt’
WireNews+Co has recently begun a programme aimed at exposing which manufacturers/producers add ‘fluoride‘, including the toxic chemicals disodium hexafluorosilicate (Na2SiF6) and or hexafluorosilicic acid (H2SiF6) to their products under the guise of reducing tooth decay. According to the Customer Relations department for Burger King Worldwide, the company does not use fluoridated salt at its restaurants. “We […]