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UK Against Fluoridation

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

From Ken - Anti-fluoridation activists buy scientific credibility using a predatory publisher

A group of well-known anti-fluoride activists have just published some new research. Well, this is what their social media publicity will tell us.
In fact, this is not new research. It is simply the republication of a shonky (dishonest) paper from two years ago as a  chapter in a book produced by a predatory (independent)  open access publisher.
It is a clear example of anti-fluoride activists attempting to buy scientific credibility. This book chapter cost them GBP £1400!
The “new” paper, or book chapter, anti-fluoride people will be promoting is this:
Hirzy, J. W., Connett, P., Xiang, Q., Spittle, B., & Kennedy, D. (2018). Developmental Neurotoxicity of Fluoride: A Quantitative Risk Analysis Toward Establishing a Safe Dose for Children. In J. E. McDuffie (Ed.), Neurotoxins (pp. 115–131). Rijeka: InTech.

But I guess the politically motivated activists looking to confirm their biases will not care................
Why political? Nothing to do with politics. When we stopped fluoridation in Southampton David Harrison wrote this.

28 FEB 2015

David Harrison Councillor

Hampshire against fluoride
The Campaigning Group, “Hampshire Against Fluoride” met for possibly the last time this afternoon, for a very happy occasion.
They held a party to celebrate the success of the campaign to keep fluoride out of local tap water and to thank everyone who played an active part in the campaign.
It’s been a pleasure working with HAF and a good example of politicians, Lib Dem, Conservative and Green all pulling together, showing a united front to see off this threat.
Sometimes I wish I had a £1 for every time I was told that we wouldn’t be able to stop the health authorities from imposing this on the population. I’m glad we kept going.
It was certainly a victory for democracy and we may not have succeeded were it not for a lot of coverage from the local press.
Oddly enough, it was a little sad to realise that we wouldn’t be meeting up again. I made a few new friends and it was really nice to join them in celebrating what has been a local success with national implications.


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