Health Ministry: Fluoride levels in Israeli drinking water are insufficient

Health Ministry: Fluoride levels in Israeli drinking water are insufficient
Tests show the level of fluoride is not enough to prevent tooth decay; meanwhile, excessively high levels of fluoride were found in drinking water in Ashdod and Kadima.
By Dan Eve
...............The issue of water fluoridation is controversial in Israel. In March 2007, a government committee recommended to annul the requirement to add fluoride to drinking water, following claims that water fluoridation harms the environment.

However, the health ministry did not accept the committee's recommendations and continues to require water fluoridation........