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• Southampton: Fluoride decision slammed as ‘dangerous, undemocratic and potentially illegal’

  THE Green Party has called South Central Strategic Health Authority’s decision to fluoridate south Hampshire’s tap water “dangerous, undemocratic and potentially illegal.” Stuart Jeffery, the party’s health spokesperson, described fluoridation as a “sticking plaster with side effects solution.” “This appalling decision also seems to have been taken without any regard for the voice of local […]

• Southampton: Opponents find fluoride decision hard to swallow

  Despite widespread opposition, health chiefs have voted to add fluoride to the Southampton area’s water supply in a bid to tackle tooth decay. The decision will affect around 200,000 people, including around 1,500 residents in the Nursling and Rownhams area. The Board of South Central Strategic Health Authority (SCSHA) voted unanimously in favour of the […]

• Southampton: Agree to pay if fluoride scheme goes wrong!

  Health chiefs challenged to pay ANTI-fluoride campaigners have challenged those backing plans to add the chemical to tap water in Southampton and parts of the surrounding area to accept personal liability if it goes wrong. The calls come after the head of an Australian state signed a legally-binding document promising to financially compensate anyone suffering […]

• Fluoride fails across area, especially in Hastings

  HASTINGS — Public fluoridation was a big loser not only in Grand Island but across Central Nebraska on Tuesday. Every other Central Nebraska town that had the issue on the ballot — Aurora, Broken Bow, Central City, Hastings, Ord, Ravenna, St. Paul, Shelton, Stromsburg and Wood River — voted to opt out of the state’s […]

• Southampton: Tempers flare as health chiefs give the green light to fluoride

  IT took just two hours to reverse the trend of the past two decades. Heath bosses yesterday unanimously backed a scheme to add fluoride to the water supplies of nearly 200,000 people across south Hampshire. At an emotionally-charged meeting at St Mary’s Stadium, unelected members of South Central Strategic Health Authority’s board voted to support […]

• Southampton: Fluoride in the water – even if you don’t want it

  A health trust has become the first to force through a move to add fluoride to tap water to fight tooth decay in children. The decision was made using new laws to introduce fluoridation, although three in four members of the public and a county council opposed it. Adding fluoride to water has been described […]

• Southampton fluoride decision is a travesty of local democracy.

  Fluoride is to be added to the water supply of Southampton – the first city in 40 years to adopt the policy. The decision has caused huge controversy in the south coast town. This is a key victory for those who believe in adding fluoride to the water and other cities are expected to follow […]

• Southampton: Health chiefs agree to put fluoride in city’s water

  NOTE: UK time: Article online at 4:12 pm. SHA meeting began at 2pm. See video of protestors. HEALTH chiefs have today backed controversial plans to fluoridate Southampton’s tap water. Members of South Central Strategic Health Authority’s board have voted to give the scheme the green light, affecting almost 200,000 Hampshire residents, after months of debate. […]

• Southampton: Fluoride decision due tomorrow

  THE decision on whether or not add fluoride to the water supply in parts of Southampton and south west Hampshire is due to be made at a South Central Strategic Health Authority (SCSHA) Board meeting at St Mary’s Stadium in Southampton tomorrow, Thursday 26 February. Although the policy will not apply in north west Hampshire […]

• Test Valley Council no to extra fluoride in water supplies

  MEMBERS of Test Valley Borough Council have overwhelmingly voted against fluoridation of the public water system. During a debate at full council last week members argued for and against the controversial issue following a campaign by Cllr Alan Dowden opposing fluoridation in any part of Test Valley. The issue arose because Southampton Primary Care Trust […]