MedicalConspiracies- Fluoridation status of some countries - Rejected or BANNED!

Fluoridation status of some countries http://fluoridation.com/c-country.htm

Despite dental pressure, 99% of western continental Europe has rejected, banned, or stopped fluoridation due to environmental, health, legal, or ethical concerns Only about 5% of the world population is fluoridated and more than 50% of these people live in North America. The Danish Minister of Environment recommended against fluoridation in 1977 because "no adequate studies had been carried out on its long-term effects on human organ systems other than teeth and because not enough studies had been done on the effects of fluoride discharges on freshwater ecosystems." "In 1978, the West German Association of Gas & Water Experts rejected fluoridation for legal reasons and because 'the so-called optimal fluoride concentration of 1 mg per L is close to the dose at which long-term damage [to the human body] is to be expected.' " Quotes from: Hilleman B, "FLUORIDATION: Contention won't go away," Chemical and Engineering News, 1988 Aug, 66:31 (The [ ] brackets were in the original article)

to see original letter from a country, click in left column

Country	Fluoridation Status
China	BANNED: "not allowed"
Austria	REJECTED: "toxic fluorides" NOT added
Belgium	REJECTED: encourages self-determination – those who want fluoride should get it themselves.
Finland	STOPPED: "...do not favor or recommend fluoridation of drinking water. There are better ways of providing the fluoride our teeth need." A recent study found ..."no indication of an increasing trend of caries...."
Germany	STOPPED: A recent study found no evidence of an increasing trend of caries
Denmark	REJECTED: "...toxic fluorides have never been added to the public water supplies in Denmark."
Norway	REJECTED: "...drinking water should not be fluoridated"
Sweden	BANNED: "not allowed". No safety data available!
The Netherlands	Inevitably, whenever there is a court decision against fluoridation, the dental lobby pushes to have the judgement overturned on a technicality or they try to get the laws changed to legalize it. Their tactics didn't work in the vast majority of Europe.
Hungary	STOPPED: for technical reasons in the '60s. However, despite technological advances, Hungary remains unfluoridated.
Japan	REJECTED: "...may cause health problems...." The 0.8 -1.5 mg regulated level is for calcium-fluoride, not the hazardous waste by-product which is added with artificial fluoridation.

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