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Sunday, August 30, 2009

Campaign Launches to Fight Bristol Flouride Plans

Worried Bristolians met on Tuesday to start fighting plans for the enforced fluoridation of the water supply to every home in the city.

NHS bosses in Bristol have asked for permission from other local health authorities to start a feasibility study into flouridating the city’s water. If they all agree, and the study deems it appropriate, the measure can be pushed through thanks to new legislation that allows health authorities to compel water providers to fluoridate water after public consultation.

The process, according to the British Fluoridation Society, reduces the numbers of children and adults suffering from tooth decay and maintains it would be an important part of local health authorities’ oral health plans.

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