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Tapanui: Govt funding sought for installing fluoride system
The West Otago Community Board is to recommend to Clutha District Council (CDC) an application be made to the Ministry of Health for a 100 per cent subsidy to pay for installing a system to add fluoride to the Tapanui water supply. The capital costs of installing a system to add fluoride to the Tapanui […]
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Fluoride closer for Tapanui
Tapanui residents are one step away from having fluoride added to their water supply. The West Otago Community Board met for the first time this year yesterday and was asked to apply for a full subsidy from the Ministry of Health to install fluoridation equipment at the town’s water supply plant. A non-binding referendum of […]
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Fluoridation – claims and counterclaims
1. Does it work? CLAIM: “Fluoridation does not improve dental health – that is the finding of all large-scale studies.” – Fluoride Action Network NZ (FANNZ) COUNTERCLAIM: “Community water supplies with optimum fluoride levels between 0.7 and 1ppm have consistently been shown to achieve about a 15% reduction in dental decay . . .” – […]
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Tapping into fluoride argument
A young mother ensconced in an organic farming community north of Dunedin is leading the charge against the city’s fluoridated water supply, convinced those who drink it risk exposing themselves to toxic side effects. But why, exactly, should we listen? Chris Morris investigates. Hidden behind the security fences inside Dunedin’s Mt Grand water treatment plant, […]
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Ex-boxer takes on fertiliser giant Ravensdown
A former top New Zealand boxer started one of his biggest fights of his life yesterday seeking $1 million in damages and costs for the loss of orchards he says were ruined by emissions from the Ravensdown fertiliser manufacturing plant near Napier. Paddy Donovan, a 1956 and 1964 Olympic Games boxer and 1962 Empire Games […]
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Orchardist seeks $1m for acid damage
Acid clouds, secret payouts and protecting the brand of New Zealand apples are at the centre of a $1 million claim against New Zealand’s largest fertiliser manufacturer. Napier orchardist Paddy Donovan has taken Ravensdown to the High Court over claims that he was not paid compensation for acid and fluoride damage caused by the company’s […]
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FSANZ considers approving voluntary addition of fluoride to bottled water
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) today released a report for public comment that proposes amending the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to allow manufacturers to voluntarily add fluoride to bottled water. The addition of certain substances, such as fluoride, must undergo a pre-market safety evaluation by FSANZ before they are approved for use […]
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Anti-fluoride claims criticised
An anti-fluoride lobby group has been criticised for “misleading” claims linking bone cancer and fluoridated drinking water made in a pamphlet distributed in Dunedin. The Advertising Standards Authority, in a decision released yesterday, ruled the Fluoride Action Network NZ (FANNZ) pamphlet made “unsubstantiated health claims” and used research results “in a manner which was misleading”. […]
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Levin: Fluoride in water probe
Fluoridating Levin’s water could improve the state of children’s teeth dramatically, but the decision rests on the shoulders of the Horowhenua District Council. Mayor Brendan Duffy is not against the idea but would like to see MidCentral District Health’s figures. “It’s not on our radar at the moment but we need to have the issue […]
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No public vote on fluoride
City councillors have ruled out a city-wide referendum on fluoridated water supplies in Dunedin, even as new evidence supports the chemical’s continued use. University of Otago School of Dentistry Professor Murray Thomson, in an open letter to councillors, said new information showed the use of general anaesthetic during dental procedures was greater in areas without […]
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