NZ - The policy of putting fluoride in Waikato water is being reviewed.
DHB members seek fluoride policy review
5:30 AM Thursday Sep 15, 2011 Share30
The policy of putting fluoride in Waikato water is being reviewed.
A pro-fluoride policy of the Waikato District Health Board is to be reconsidered by some members who did not want to publicly endorse the DHB's stance.
A report into the policy was called for by board member Andrew Buckley who said there were no unequivocal statements of safety in favour of fluoridated water.
Together with board member Ewan Wilson, he has urged for a review of the policy which was agreed several years ago by a previous board.
The matter came up at the board's monthly meeting when chief executive Craig Climo said he intended to write to councils in the region because he believed at least three of them were reconsidering current fluoridation practices. That included Hamilton City Council, which has fluoridated its water supply since 1966....
Quotes Prof Connett's book.
5:30 AM Thursday Sep 15, 2011 Share30
The policy of putting fluoride in Waikato water is being reviewed.
A pro-fluoride policy of the Waikato District Health Board is to be reconsidered by some members who did not want to publicly endorse the DHB's stance.
A report into the policy was called for by board member Andrew Buckley who said there were no unequivocal statements of safety in favour of fluoridated water.
Together with board member Ewan Wilson, he has urged for a review of the policy which was agreed several years ago by a previous board.
The matter came up at the board's monthly meeting when chief executive Craig Climo said he intended to write to councils in the region because he believed at least three of them were reconsidering current fluoridation practices. That included Hamilton City Council, which has fluoridated its water supply since 1966....
Quotes Prof Connett's book.
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