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Billionaire’s daughter and model quits the industry to start her own TOOTHPASTE label for young people – after discovering common brands have ingredients used in rat poison and toilet cleaner
Former model quits the industry to start her own toothpaste brand Georgia Geminder founded Gem – a vegan, natural-product based toothpaste She found inspiration for the product after seeing a void in the marketplace Ms Geminder is daughter of recycling billionaires Fiona and Raphael Geminder A former model and the daughter of billionaire parents has […]
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Letter: Fluoride poll needs to be a clear yes or no
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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An open letter to Dr Kathleen Matthews, President, Australia Dental Association NSW
Original Letter online at https://fluoridefreeaustralia.org/open-letter-ada-nsw/ On 17 February 2021, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council confirmed a community poll on water fluoridation will be held later this year. In response to this decision, Dr Kathleen Matthews, President of the NSW Branch of the Australian Dental Association, has been outspoken in the media, criticising PMH Council for its “baseless” […]
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Port Macquarie-Hastings: Councillor Lisa Intemann urges community to make opinion clear on fluoride
A COMMUNITY poll on water fluoridation will be held in conjunction with the September 4 local government elections. The community will be asked: “Yes or no: would you prefer that council stop adding fluoride (hydrofluorosilicic acid) to the public water supply?” The fluoridation debate has been on the table for 30 years since the first […]
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Councillor Lisa Intemann urges community to make opinion clear on fluoride
A COMMUNITY poll on water fluoridation will be held in conjunction with the September 4 local government elections. The community will be asked: “Yes or no: would you prefer that council stop adding fluoride (hydrofluorosilicic acid) to the public water supply?” The fluoridation debate has been on the table for 30 years since the first […]
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Dental experts slam Port Macquarie-Hastings Council’s decision on fluoride community poll as “baseless”
Australian Dental Association of NSW (ADA NSW) president Dr Kathleen Matthews. THE Australian Dental Association of NSW (ADA NSW) has called on Port Macquarie-Hastings Council to scrap a community poll on water fluoridation saying it is “baseless” and goes against expert health advice… *A subscription is needed to read the full article at https://www.portnews.com.au/story/7137024/dental-experts-slam-council-decision-on-fluoride-poll-as-baseless/ Print […]
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Leslie Williams MP questions purpose of pursuing water fluoridation community poll in Port Macquarie-Hastings
MEMBER for Port Macquarie Leslie Williams continues to share concerns, alongside the Minister for Local Government, about Port Macquarie-Hastings Council’s decision to move forward with the option to hold a community poll on water fluoridation. A move by Cr Rob Turner to abandon a water fluoridation community poll at the council election in September was […]
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‘Populist and wildly subjective’: War over fluoride erupts between Port Macquarie councillors
A council is pushing for a community vote on whether fluoride should be removed from its public water supply. Councillors on the NSW mid-north coast are pushing for a public vote to remove fluoride from the public water supply. But dental experts and one council member have hit back, arguing community members should not be […]
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Cr Rob Turner puts forward move to abandon water fluoridation community poll
The issue of a community poll on water fluoridation continues to bubble away. Voters are set to take part in a community poll to gauge opinion on water fluoridation in conjunction with the 2021 local government election. But Cr Rob Turner has put forward a notice of motion on the issue to Port Macquarie-Hastings Council’s […]
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Down the tubes: should you brush your teeth with toothpaste tablets?
Toothpaste tablets are marketed as a plastic-free, more portable oral care solution – James Shackell bites down in search of a better brush ‘Like chewing minty paracetamol’ – James Shackell’s experiment with dry-chewing a toothpaste tablet did not go well. Photograph: Henrik Dolle/Getty Images/EyeEm I’ve always enjoyed that scene in The Fifth Element where […]
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