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Bottled water fluoride plan

Posted on July 3, 2009, 10:10am and updated on July 4, 2009 at 9:46 am

Mount Gambier residents will soon have access not only to fluoridated tap water, but may also have the choice to buy fluoridated water in a bottle.

Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) has recommended to the Food Regulation Ministerial Council to approve the voluntary addition of fluoride to bottled water, and the outcome is expected early next week.

FSANZ made the recommendation after the Australian Beverages Council applied for approval so that bottlers could offer fluoridated bottled water to consumers as an alternative to fluoridated tap water, or as a source of fluoride for those who do not have access to fluoridated tap water.

FSANZ recommended permission for the voluntary addition of fluoride in the range of 0.6 to 1 milligrams per litre and mandatory labelling with the words “contains added fluoride” to indicate to consumers that a product contains fluoride.

According to FSANZ, fluoride in water is safe for all age groups, even babies, and the addition of fluoride to bottled water would assist consumers to make an informed choice.

Meanwhile, the construction of the Mount Gambier fluoridation plant is expected to start next month with completion to follow in November.

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  1. James Reeves on July 3rd, 2009 4:12 pm 1

    There are many reasons to oppose fluoridation of water systems:
    1. Government should not dictate that everyone must take a chemical against their will.

    2. It is insanely inefficient with 99.5% of fluoridated water going down the drain in toilets, washing machines, etc., wasting 99.5% of the chemical cost. People drink only 0.5.% of the water they use. A plan to give away fluoride tablets free would be much, much cheaper.

    3. It is not effective in reducing cavities. Most countries in Europe no longer fluoridate water systems. They are 98% fluoride free, yet the World Health Organization reports that nine of those countries have better cavity rates than any fluoridated country. Many other research reports studying large groups of children from Tucson, New Zealand, India and Japan show the same ineffectiveness.

    4. The toxic waste chemical, Hydrofluorosilicic Acid, is collected from the smokestacks of companies and sold to communities. It would be very expensive to process such waste, and it is illegal to dump it into our environment. So, hundreds of thousands of tons each year in the U.S. ends up in our environment anyway.

    5. The main reason to oppose fluoridation is the very severe health problems it causes, 50% builds up in the bones, brain, and glands. Please read the following article on bone cancer in young boys published in a prestigious scientific journal. (Another Study Links Fluoride to Bone Cancer —  – http://ca.sys-con.com/node/940747) Apr. 29, 2009