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Surf Coast councillor calls for fluoride vote
SURF Coast Shire councillor Ron Humphrey says Victorians subjected to fluoridated water should decide whether they receive it while voting in new councillors. But South Barwon MP Michael Crutchfield said a referendum would not be held on the issue. Cr Humphrey said local councils should decide whether or not fluoride should be poured into the […]
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Countdown to fluoride after contract let
FLUORIDE will be flowing through the water pipes in Warrnambool, Allansford and Koroit within six months. A $400,000 contract for the design and installation of specialised fluoridation equipment was announced yesterday. NSW-based company Dioxide Pacific Pty Ltd won the tender to build equipment for the controversial addition to the Warrnambool water treatment plant at Albert […]
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Health and human rights top anti campaigners’ lists
WHEN the State Government announced last year it would fluoridate water supplies in Warrnambool, Allansford and Koroit, it sparked a huge community outcry. The issue had been simmering for decades, but it wasn’t until the Government decided to expand its fluoridation roll-out that the depth of opposition came to light. Two public rallies, each attended […]
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Corning: City council puts halt on fluoride
Corning, N.Y. – The City Council called a time-out Monday night on the fluoridation project. The council voted 7-2 instructing City Manager Mark Ryckman not to spend any time, money or resources on the project until after a November public vote on the issue. Councilman Hilda Lando, D-3, and Betty Coccho, D-6, cast the dissenting […]
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Editorial: Put fluoride back in Poughkeepsie’s water
A fight that’s come before local politicians isn’t exactly the kind they’re used to wrangling with. The Poughkeepsie Common Council recently found itself in the middle of a controversy over teeth. The council recently heard from medical officials, including Dutchess County’s leading health expert, that a recent vote by the local water board to remove […]
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Corning to wait until city voters decide fluoridation this fall.
CORNING — The city of Corning will take a “fluoride timeout” until after the Nov. 4 general election. The City Council voted 7-2 Monday to rescind its Nov. 6, 2006, decision to fluoridate city water and to put the issue on hold until at least December. A referendum on the ballot in November could strip […]
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Putting fluoride in South Blount water delayed a month
MARYVILLE, Tenn (WVLT) — It’s just a technicality, but some South Blount Utility District customers are glad they have another month to fight back against the utility’s move to add fluoride to their water. Fluoride was to be added Wednesday, but the board for the utility delayed adding it because they forgot to send a […]
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Fairbanks. Editorial: Considering fluoride
The Fairbanks City Council has taken note of these concerns. About 50 or so people who have signed on with a group calling itself Fluoride Free Fairbanks are convinced that fluoride in the local public water supply is a bad thing. The group does make some fair points, not the least of which is that […]
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Most health authorities in favour
VICTORIA’S Department of Human Services says fluoridation helps people regardless of age or education and reduces the socioeconomic inequalities of dental health. The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention lists fluoridation as one of the 10 best health achievements of the 20th century with vaccines and family planning. The internet encyclopedia, Wikpedia, says more […]
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Poughkeepsie: Water board to discuss fluoride use
The Poughkeepsie Joint Water Board Tuesday is expected to discuss whether to reinstate fluoride to drinking water used by about 80,000 residents in four Dutchess County communities. The board has come under fire from local health officials, doctors and dentists after it voted in January to remove fluoride from the water system, which serves the […]
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