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3M pollution: Garden excavations planned for nearby residents
The 3M plant at the centre of the pollution. Credit: Belga The American multinational company 3M is going to excavate the gardens of about 1,000 residents living in a 1–1.5 km radius of its factory in Zwijndrecht in Antwerp, to get rid of the PFAS contamination. The company has been embroiled in a years-long pollution […]
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Fipronil: Accused in Belgium’s biggest-ever food fraud trial sentenced
Note from Fluoride Action Network: Info on Fipronil; Structural formula of Fipronil: Pest control is a major problem on battery farms. © Farm Sanctuary Two men and one woman accused of being at the basis of Belgium’s biggest-ever food fraud have been sentenced by a court in Antwerp. The three were among seven accused and […]
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Brushing beats supplements – Belgium’s fluoride ban
02/09/02 – A ban on the sale of fluoride supplements passed by Belgium on 1 August provoked strong reactions, in particular from anti-fluoride campaigners who viewed the news as a sign of progress. Belgian health minister at the time Magda Aelvoet said she was now pressing for a Europe-wide ban, hinting that the removal of […]
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Update on Belgium
Dear All, On Monday night (Aug. 26) Belgium’s Minister of Health and the Environment, Magda Aelvoet, resigned from her post in government. Contrary to some reports, it had nothing to do at all with the fluoride ban, but because Belgium’s government had arranged for the sale of thousands of guns to Nepal. The controversial arms […]
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Background on the Belgian Ban
Dear All, Over the last week we have received many e-mails and phone-calls from parents all over the world, particularly European countries, with questions about the news reports of the fluoride supplements ban in Belgium. Many of you could not believe that there is now finally a “developed country” with such a ban on fluoride […]
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Fluoride ban clashes with EU law
A controversial Belgian attempt to ban food supplements and chewing gum containing fluoride fell foul of European law yesterday after the European commission said that any such ban would be illegal. The Belgian government angered dentists across Europe earlier this week when it announced that it intended to become the first EU government to outlaw […]
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Aelvoet faces EU clash over fluoride
BRUSSELS – Belgian public health minister Magda Aelvoet is sticking by her plans to ban food products containing fluoride, putting her on a collision course with the European Union. The Belgian minister said she wanted fluoride supplements to be available only by doctor’s prescription, claiming the chemical can damage health. Fluoride is on an EU […]
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Belgium to ban fluoride tablets, chewing gum
BRUSSELS, Jul 30, 2002 (Xinhua via COMTEX) — Belgium will ban the sale of tablets and chewing gum which contain fluoride elements because of the risk that they might cause a brittle bone condition, a Health Ministry spokesman said Tuesday. But the ban will not include toothpaste with fluoride, which protects teeth from decay, Tom […]
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Ban proposed on fluoride supplements
Tablets and chewing gum that contain fluoride are to be banned in Belgium over fears they might increase the risk of brittle bone disease. The Belgian health ministry confirmed on Tuesday it was considering the plan – thought to be the first such ban in the European Union. However, a spokesman said there was no […]
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Interview with Belgian Health Minister on Belgium’s Fluoride Ban
Although the ban on fluoride supplements is only a first step, it is however a brave decision, and Aelvoet can expect without doubt a lot of wind from the opposite direction in the next fews days, in and out of the country. MAGDA AELVOET: “Naturally in those sort of issues harmonizing within the European Union […]
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