Doctors fight push to remove fluoride

The Australian Medical Association will pressure anti-fluoride councils ahead of Queensland and NSW local government elections, and have warned a mid-NSW council against a proposed move to remove fluoride from the water supply.

Port Macquarie Hastings Council will consider on Wednesday whether to proceed with a vote at the next council election in September to remove fluoride from its water supply.

'Poison'

Mayor Peta Pinson last month told council her research and meetings with anti-fluoride campaigners over the years had convinced her that fluoride is a "poison". Her deputy mayor Lisa Intemann is a long-time campaigner to have fluoride removed.

NSW AMA president Dr Kean-Seng Lim said he would be "very disturbed to see the health of the population being used as a political playing card".......................