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Should fluoride be added to our tap water? Wakefield Council to hear the evidence
Adding fluoride to drinking water is a waste of money and could harm people’s health, according to evidence presented to Wakefield Council. A council watchdog considering whether the move would cut rates of tooth decay has received a report titled The Case Against Water Fluoridation. Its author Joy Warren will present the report to the […]
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Scotland could add folic acid to flour
Scotland is considering whether to add folic acid to flour as concern mounts that there could be an increase in birth defects while the Westminster government delays a decision. Any move by Scotland could lead to folic acid being added to flour-based products UK-wide, as this would be the easiest solution for commercial bakers. Folic […]
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Blackpool: Conflicting views on benefits of fluoridated milk
Moves to introduce fluoridated milk into Blackpool have been called into question by the leader of the Tories on Blackpool Council. Coun Tony Williams, who raised concerns about the move when it was first put forward in 2013, says there is conflicting evidence about the impact of adding the mineral to children’s diets. He is […]
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Blackpool proposes fluoridated milk scheme for children
Blackpool Council is considering plans to introduce fluoridated milk into its free breakfast scheme for more than 8,000 children in a bid to reduce the risk of tooth decay. Figures show that around 400 children in Blackpool have their teeth taken out under general anaesthetic each year, with nearly half of all twelve year olds […]
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Bedford: Cost of fluoride leaves a nasty taste in mouths
The people of Bedford are still paying thousands of pounds a year towards the cost of water fluoridation schemes even though the process was suspended in September 2009. Freedom of Information figures reveal that a 347,556 bill was sent to Bedford Borough Council for the financial year of 2013/14. The hidden cost to taxpayers was […]
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Fluoride ‘could give you bone cancer’ claim experts as they call for a halt to adding the chemical to drinking water
Health experts want fluoridation stopped amid serious health concerns Chemical is added to water supply of 6m in Britain to fight tooth decay Public Health England says it is ‘safe and effective’ process Health experts have called for a halt to adding fluoride to drinking water amid claims it could give people bone cancer. The […]
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Adding fluoride to water supply may have no benefit, say experts
Critics call for end to scheme designed to prevent tooth decay in children, saying its effectiveness remains unproved Water fluoridation has been in place in England for more than 40 years, and now covers about 6 million people. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls adding fluoride to drinking water one of the […]
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Wakefield Council to hear evidence on adding fluoride to tap water
Evidence on the health benefits of adding fluoride to drinking water will be heard by a council watchdog. 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 council’s Caring for our People overview and scrutiny committee will hear […]
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Why budget tea bags are BETTER for your teeth: Tests reveal cheaper brands contain the most tooth-strengthening fluoride
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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Earl Baldwin of Bewdley: Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
Fluoride: Drinking Water Question by Earl Baldwin of Bewdley on November 4, 2015, to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers on fluoride in drinking water by Lord Prior of Brampton on 21 September (HL1940 and HL2178), what evidential weight they give to ecological analyses […]
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