Tenerife - too much fluoride

Tap water safety concern...just how safe is it?

There is growing consumer concern about the state of the water that comes out of their taps, despite determined and concerted efforts on the part of the relevant authorities to play the situation down.
First came a bacteria scare in Tenerife-Sur airport’s supply at the beginning of September. That was closely followed by more widespread alarm when the same bacterium was detected, a few days later, in the household supply in the area of Los Abrigos, El Médano and San Isidro. An eight day ban on drinking it or cooking with it ensued and affected 35,000 people.
A couple of weeks down the line and islanders are once again being made aware that all is not well again with the water coming out of our taps.
This time the cause is not bacteria but a glut of fluoride in the supply of twelve municipalities where inhabitants have been warned either not to drink (or cook with) the water at all or not allow it to be ingested by children under the age of 8, until such time as the correct balance has been restored.