|
On April 9, 2003, the only city in the country of Switzerland
to fluoridate its water supply (Basel), decided, by parliamentary
vote, to end its water fluoridation program after 41 years (see
article). Thus, as it currently stands, the following west
European countries have rejected water fluoridation: Austria,
Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.
The only 3 western European countries which still practice
water fluoridation are Ireland (100%), Spain (10%), and the United
Kingdom (11%). In Ireland, the most fluoridated
country in Europe, and one of only two countries in the world (Ireland
& Singapore) with a nationally mandated fluoridation program,
there is a mounting national campaign to end the practice. In the
UK, a recent effort to fluoridate Scotland
stalled out due to fierce opposition, while a recently-disclosed
plan to fluoridate all of England
and Wales has created a burgeoning national controversy.
Included below are articles discussing the current fluoridation
controversies in Scotland, England, Ireland, and South Africa. As
is becoming increasingly evident, the addition of a non-essential,
toxic, unapproved medicine to the water supply,
is an idea that people everywhere find 'hard to swallow.' Even in
the United States, the birthplace
of fluoridation, over 60 US communities have rejected the practice
in the past 3 years.
Scotland (back to top)
McConnell
says no to fluoride bid Evening Times November 19, 2004
Fluoride
plan goes down the drain BBC News November 18, 2004
Executive
pulls plug on fluoride in water The Scotsman November
13, 2004
Liberal
Democrats pour cold water on fluoride bid Evening Times
September 20, 2004
Look what
fluoride did to my girl's teeth... Evening Times August
19, 2004
Fury over
new bid to have fluoride on tap Evening Times August 17,
2004
Don't
toy with fluoride Sunday Express July 18, 2004
Greens
will fight any fluoride in water plans Evening
News July 9, 2003
Scots
sink teeth into fluoride plan Scotland on Sunday May 18,
2003
Thousands
say no to fluoride in Scotland's water The Herald March
20, 2003
We
are right to be suspicious of fluoride Ross-shire Journal
Febuary 2, 2003
Scottish
Consumer Council Urges Ministers to Scrap 'Risky' Fluoride Plan
Scottish Daily Mail January 10, 2003
Fluoride
won't fight the causes of our shock dental record Evening
Times January 8, 2003
Glasgow
considers using xylitol instead of fluoridation Evening
Times December 9, 2002
Scotland's
Shadow Health Minister Rejects Fluoridation Plans Evening
Times November 20, 2002
Scottish
MP slams fluoride plans Ayrshire Post October 10, 2002
MP
Says 'No' to Fluoride Inside Scotland September 26, 2002
Politicians,
'from all parts of the spectrum', line up against fluoridation
The Herald September 25, 2002
We
won’t allow anyone to put fluoride in milk The Evening
Times September 24, 2002
England/Wales (back to top)
Statement
on Fluoridation from Dr. Ian Robb Western Mail, July 25,
2005
Fluoride
water 'causes cancer' The Observer, June 12, 2005
A
kick in the teeth The Guardian June 8, 2004
Truth
Decay - stop mass fluoridation of water Green Party London
April 21, 2004
Greens
welcome Mayor's call for independent study of health impacts of
fluoride Green Party London September 17, 2003
Water
Fluoridation: Drug on tap The Ecologist July/August 2003
Hard
to Swallow The Ecologist July/August 2003
The
issue explained: fluoride in water The Times July 15,
2003
Nanny's
cure is hard to swallow Sunday Express July 13, 2003
Commentary
on England's Mass Fluoridation Proposal Daily Mail July
9, 2003
Great
Fluoride Debate Leicester Mercury June 28, 2003
Wales
MP adds voice to Fluoride Opposition South Wales Evening
Post June 13, 2003
Greens
Will Lead Fight Against Blair Mass Medication Plans Green
Party of England/Wales May 13, 2003
Is
fluoride good for our health? Evening Standard May 12,
2003
Leave
Water Alone The Sunday Times May 11, 2003
Secret
plan for fluoride in all water The Sunday Times May 11,
2003
Millions
more to have fluoride added to water The Independent May
11, 2003
 Ireland (back
to top)
"Hard to Swallow"
- Irish 20/20 Special Report on Fluoridation
Anonymous
Health Department web posting is final admission of fluoridation's
failure VOICE of Irish Concern for the Environment, July
7, 20005
Call
for ban on addition of fluoride to water Irish Times,
June 15, 2005
Dentists
Demand End to ‘Cancer Risk’ Fluoride in Water
The Irish Independent, June 14, 2005
Fluorosis
at 'epidemic' levels - dentists Irish Health April 13,
2005
Tap
water fluoride 'claims timebomb' Irish Independent April
13, 2005
Watering
down real concerns over fluoride Irish Independent April
13, 2005
It’s
all a matter of autonomy Irish Medical News January 17,
2005
Dangers
of Fluoride The Independent December 31, 2004
Where
have all the experts gone? Irish Medical News December
6, 2004
Can
the Opposition pull the plug on fluoridation of water?
Irish Medical News June 28, 2004
Teething
trouble Irish Independent June 22, 2004
Martin
defends practice of fluoridating water The Irish Times
June 1, 2004
An
expert body, fluoridation and a ‘public health’ measure
Irish Medical News April 13, 2004
Dentists
criticise fluoridation findings IrishHealth.com July 14,
2003
Forum's
recommendations on fluoridation not implemented The Irish
Times July 11, 2003
Alternative
to fluoride`96% more effective' Sunday Business Post June
29, 2003
Scientists
slam Irish Fluoridation report IrishHealth.com November
6, 2002
Taking
us for gombeens on fluoridation Irish Medical News September
30, 2002
Earth
Summit Ireland Addresses Fluoridation Earth Summit Ireland
August 2002
Yet
more research on water fluoridation Irish Medical News
May 27, 2002
Infant
formula controversy erupts in Ireland Irish Examiner April
12, 2002
Forum
on Fluoridation Fails Yet Again Irish Medical News March
2002
Greens
Demand Ban on Fluoride in Water Irish Times February 8,
2002
Green
Party bill to end fluoridation is non-negotiable, says Gormley
Irish Independent February 8, 2002
Consumers'
Association of Ireland Calls for End to Fluoridation Irish
Times September 25, 2001
Most
Submissions to Fluoridation Forum are Anti Fluoridation
The Irish Times July 3, 2001
Tapping
into fury over fluoride Irish Independent June 30, 2001
Health
fears rise over fluoride in water Irish
Independent June 26, 2001
"Truth
decay" by officialdom erodes confidence in water fluoridation
Medicine Weekly May 21, 2001
32 Councils
in Ireland Now Stand United Against Water Fluoridation Voice
of Irish Concern for the Environment May 2, 2001
Sister
Rachel Acts to Rid Dublin Pints of Fluoride Irish Independent
April 5, 2001
Fine
Gael Calls for BAN on Fluoridation Irish
Independent January 15, 2001
Doctors
Join Anti-Fluoride Campaign The Sligo Champion July 26,
2000
There's
Something in the WaterIrish Examiner May 31, 2000
 South Africa (back
to top)
Unintended
Consequences The Mercury November 11, 2004
CSIR
warns aginst fluoride in water Pretoria News August 26,
2004
South
African fluoridation scheme halted by health concerns
The Mercury January 8, 2003
Nuclear
plant to supply fluoride for South Africa's water Sunday
Independent & Sunday Tribune June 30, 2002
Unprofessional
activity in South Africa International Fluoride Information
Network August 16, 2002
Durban
delays decision on fluoridated water The Mercury May 28,
2002
Fluoridation
Pr0cess Fraught with Controversy Mail & Guardian December
7, 2001
|
