Search

  • Mildura. Anti-fluoride expert here: Professor Connett to put case against additive in our water

    FLUORIDE will be thrust back into the spotlight this month with a visit from environmental activitist Professor Paul Connett. Prof Connett, executive director of the world-wide Fluroide Action Network, will speak at two meetings at the Setts in Mildura on February 20. He will meet local health professionals, including doctors and dentists, at 10am, before […]

  • Belgium to ban fluoride tablets, chewing gum

    BRUSSELS, Jul 30, 2002 (Xinhua via COMTEX) — Belgium will ban the sale of tablets and chewing gum which contain fluoride elements because of the risk that they might cause a brittle bone condition, a Health Ministry spokesman said Tuesday. But the ban will not include toothpaste with fluoride, which protects teeth from decay, Tom […]

  • Ban proposed on fluoride supplements

    Tablets and chewing gum that contain fluoride are to be banned in Belgium over fears they might increase the risk of brittle bone disease. The Belgian health ministry confirmed on Tuesday it was considering the plan – thought to be the first such ban in the European Union. However, a spokesman said there was no […]

  • Fluoride ban clashes with EU law

    A controversial Belgian attempt to ban food supplements and chewing gum containing fluoride fell foul of European law yesterday after the European commission said that any such ban would be illegal. The Belgian government angered dentists across Europe earlier this week when it announced that it intended to become the first EU government to outlaw […]

  • Aelvoet faces EU clash over fluoride

    BRUSSELS – Belgian public health minister Magda Aelvoet is sticking by her plans to ban food products containing fluoride, putting her on a collision course with the European Union. The Belgian minister said she wanted fluoride supplements to be available only by doctor’s prescription, claiming the chemical can damage health. Fluoride is on an EU […]

  • Interview with Belgian Health Minister on Belgium’s Fluoride Ban

    Although the ban on fluoride supplements is only a first step, it is however a brave decision, and Aelvoet can expect without doubt a lot of wind from the opposite direction in the next fews days, in and out of the country. MAGDA AELVOET: “Naturally in those sort of issues harmonizing within the European Union […]

  • Background on the Belgian Ban

    Dear All, Over the last week we have received many e-mails and phone-calls from parents all over the world, particularly European countries, with questions about the news reports of the fluoride supplements ban in Belgium. Many of you could not believe that there is now finally a “developed country” with such a ban on fluoride […]

  • Brushing beats supplements – Belgium’s fluoride ban

    02/09/02 – A ban on the sale of fluoride supplements passed by Belgium on 1 August provoked strong reactions, in particular from anti-fluoride campaigners who viewed the news as a sign of progress. Belgian health minister at the time Magda Aelvoet said she was now pressing for a Europe-wide ban, hinting that the removal of […]

  • Fluoride issue on fall ballot in Tecumseh

    Tecumseh – Tecumseh council may want to put the contentious issue of fluoridation of the town’s water to a public vote on November’s municipal election ballot. After hearing from dentists and residents both for and against the expenditure of $243,243 to build a new fluoridation system, councillors decided the issue was too complex to make […]

  • Prescott Mulling Vote on Fluoride

    Fort Town residents will likely be asked come election time whether they continue to want fluoride added to their drinking water. Council took the first step Monday night toward a referendum on the issue when it agreed to hold a public meeting presenting both the pros and cons of water fluoridation. The date hasn’t been […]