Canada - Fluoride debate spreads south
Fluoride debate spreads south
Lethbridge to discuss issue next month
By Richard Cuthbertson, Calgary Herald January 18, 2011 1:02 AM
A contentious debate facing Calgary over whether fluoride should be ditched from the drinking water will soon migrate south with the City of Lethbridge gearing up next month for its own round of talks on the divisive issue.
Prompted by a citizen in that city, the subject is now scheduled for a February committee meeting in Lethbridge that will likely feature a presentation by a University of Calgary professor opposed to fluoridation.
But the renewed movement to can fluoride in two of southern Alberta's largest cities has this province's health authority worried, as they maintain the compound is effective and safe in drinking water.
Dr. Richard Musto, a medical officer of health with Alberta Health Services, suggests this is part of a broader push against fluoride emanating from a group lobbying out of the United States. He is urging politicians to keep fluoride.......
Lethbridge to discuss issue next month
By Richard Cuthbertson, Calgary Herald January 18, 2011 1:02 AM
A contentious debate facing Calgary over whether fluoride should be ditched from the drinking water will soon migrate south with the City of Lethbridge gearing up next month for its own round of talks on the divisive issue.
Prompted by a citizen in that city, the subject is now scheduled for a February committee meeting in Lethbridge that will likely feature a presentation by a University of Calgary professor opposed to fluoridation.
But the renewed movement to can fluoride in two of southern Alberta's largest cities has this province's health authority worried, as they maintain the compound is effective and safe in drinking water.
Dr. Richard Musto, a medical officer of health with Alberta Health Services, suggests this is part of a broader push against fluoride emanating from a group lobbying out of the United States. He is urging politicians to keep fluoride.......
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