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Plans to fluoridate other parts of the UK have been put on hold…

admin — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:06:08 +0000

…because of the campaign against the scheme in Hampshire.

Health bosses have postponed a consultation on a scheme to fluoridate parts of the north-west to wait for the results of a legal challenge against the decision to add the chemical to water supplies in and around Southampton.

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Rhodri backs brushing off the VAT on fluoride toothpaste

admin — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:10:21 +0000

A WELSH campaign to scrap VAT on fluoride toothpaste has won the backing of First Minister Rhodri Morgan. It is hoped that the Welsh Assembly Government will now put pressure on Chancellor Alistair Darling to remove the 17.5% tax.

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From: icWales.

Green Party: Keep fluoride out of water

admin — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:18:17 +0000

THE Green Party is campaigning against the addition of flouride to water supplies and is the only party pledging to prevent it from happening.

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From: The Bolton News.

Euro MP slams fluoride plans

admin — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:15:27 +0000

CONTROVERSIAL plans to add flouride to Southampton’s water supply have been condemned by a green MEP.

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From: Southern Daily Echo.

ADDING FLUORIDE TO WATER WILL CUT DENTAL PROBLEMS

admin — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:31:55 +0000

Health Secretary Alan Johnson has called for fluoride to be added to England’s water supplies in the hope of reducing tooth decay among some of society’s poorest and most vulnerable.

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From: This Is Exeter.

No to fluoridation

admin — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:15:38 +0000

I understand that Margie Taylor, Scotland’s chief dental officer, believes that adding fluoride to the water supply would be “beneficial and effective” in improving the country’s poor oral health record.

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From: The Scotsman.

Return of fluoride debate

admin — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:56:22 +0000

ONE of the most controversial issues in Andover’s history could be about to hit the headlines once again after health minister Alan Johnson called for fluoride to be added to England’s public water supply.

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From: This Is Hampshire.

£42m dental money wasted

admin — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:43:34 +0000

NOW Alan Johnson has announced that he is prepared to pour £42million of NHS money down the drain by financing new fluoridation schemes Cumbrian residents who are not currently fluoridated may find they will soon be receiving hexafluorosilic acid, a by product of the fertiliser industry, in their water.

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From: News and Star.

Fluoride, teeth, and an argument that’s full of holes

admin — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:36:42 +0000

You’ll find fluoride in tea, beer and fish, which might sound like a balanced diet to you. But this week Alan Johnson announced a new push for putting it in our drinking water, with some very grand promises – and in the face of serious opposition.

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From: The Guardian.

Cost probe on fluoride in water

admin — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:52:51 +0000

Investigations are under way into the cost of adding fluoride into drinking water in central Lancashire.

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From: Lancashire Evening Post.