Councils Reject Fluoridation...
In the UK, despite an Amendment to the new Water Bill seeking to make fluoridation compulsory, which will be voted on in the House of Commons on 8 September, in recent weeks the following Councils have stated their official positions on water fluoridation. This should send a warning to Parliament that their actions are being closely watched.
- Liverpool City Council - re-affirmed their opposition to fluoridation.
- Bradford City Council - re-affirmed their opposition to fluoridation.
- Lancaster City Council - re-affirmed their opposition to fluoridation.
- righton City Council - affirmed their opposition to fluoridation.
- Calderdale Council - re-affirmed their opposition to fluoridation.
Best to all - J - now scroll down to read some terrific News just received from INTERNATIONAL FLUORIDE INFORMATION NETWORK
IFIN BULLETIN: IFIN #818: FOUR VICTORIES and more from South Korea.
August 1, 2003Some very exciting news from Korea just in from the Korean National Coalition Against Fluoridation. Not only have four city councils (Chongju (pop. 500,000), Pohang (pop. 500,000), Gwacheon (pop. 70,000) and Uiwang) stopped fluoridating their water but also the KOREAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION as well as the KOREAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION have withdrawn their support for this practice.
This news, coming a few months after Basel, Switzerland halted fluoridation after 41 years of the practice, is further evidence that this practice is losing what little international support it ever had. The English speaking countries are getting more and more isolated in their obstinate pursuit of this obsolete form of medicine.
Heartiest congratulations to our Korean colleagues.
Paul Connett.