ECLUB Bulletin, 28th November 2005
EU Declares Fluoridation Illegal?
Dear All
According to a press release jointly released by two UK groups (North and Midlands Against Fluoridation (NAMAF) & The National Register of Children with Dental Fluorosis) fluoridation - as of 31st October 2005 - is illegal in the UK.
Of course, as with all legal matters, it comes down to definitions. How do you define water? Is it a food? How do you define medicine?
According to Doug Cross, current updated European legislation, which came into force on 31st October 2005, will make it illegal to add fluoridating chemicals to water. He writes: "...The key ruling is the European Court of Justice's decision that the intent to medicate renders any chemical so used a medicinal substance..."
"…. the quality of drinking water is covered by the EU food and water regulations as long as it does not contain any substance added with the intent to medicate any medical condition. Therefore, the presence of calcium fluoride in drinking water, as long as it is derived from natural sources, does not alter the status of drinking water as a food whose quality is regulated under the Water Quality Regulations.
However, immediately any form of fluoride, whether 'natural' or artificial, and including those fluorides that do have medicinal Marketing Authorisations, is added to water with the intent to prevent or reduce dental caries, that water ceases to be a food and becomes a medicine.
Neither authorized fluorides (potassium and sodium fluoride) nor any form of silicofluoride have Marketing Authorizations under the EU or UK legislations. Their use with the intent to medicate is therefore illegal - and absolutely so - from 31st October 2005."
The British groups timed their press release to coincide with a meeting of the Directors of the Board for the newly formed Consumer Council for Water (known as CCWater) which took place in Birmingham yesterday (Nov 1, 2005).
Would our members with legal backgrounds scrutinize this press release and supporting references to see if these arguments are sound? If they are, then this is truly a bombshell and I assume it would not only impact the UK but also Ireland, the only country in Europe which has mandatory countrywide fluoridation.
Professor Paul Connett, 3rd November 2005
paul@fluoridealert.org
www.fluoridealert.org
Dear All
According to a press release jointly released by two UK groups (North and Midlands Against Fluoridation (NAMAF) & The National Register of Children with Dental Fluorosis) fluoridation - as of 31st October 2005 - is illegal in the UK.
Of course, as with all legal matters, it comes down to definitions. How do you define water? Is it a food? How do you define medicine?
According to Doug Cross, current updated European legislation, which came into force on 31st October 2005, will make it illegal to add fluoridating chemicals to water. He writes: "...The key ruling is the European Court of Justice's decision that the intent to medicate renders any chemical so used a medicinal substance..."
"…. the quality of drinking water is covered by the EU food and water regulations as long as it does not contain any substance added with the intent to medicate any medical condition. Therefore, the presence of calcium fluoride in drinking water, as long as it is derived from natural sources, does not alter the status of drinking water as a food whose quality is regulated under the Water Quality Regulations.
However, immediately any form of fluoride, whether 'natural' or artificial, and including those fluorides that do have medicinal Marketing Authorisations, is added to water with the intent to prevent or reduce dental caries, that water ceases to be a food and becomes a medicine.
Neither authorized fluorides (potassium and sodium fluoride) nor any form of silicofluoride have Marketing Authorizations under the EU or UK legislations. Their use with the intent to medicate is therefore illegal - and absolutely so - from 31st October 2005."
The British groups timed their press release to coincide with a meeting of the Directors of the Board for the newly formed Consumer Council for Water (known as CCWater) which took place in Birmingham yesterday (Nov 1, 2005).
Would our members with legal backgrounds scrutinize this press release and supporting references to see if these arguments are sound? If they are, then this is truly a bombshell and I assume it would not only impact the UK but also Ireland, the only country in Europe which has mandatory countrywide fluoridation.
Professor Paul Connett, 3rd November 2005
paul@fluoridealert.org
www.fluoridealert.org
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