This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Do not add fluoride to our drinking water.
We do not wish to have fluoride added to our drinking water.
Many European countries have rejected water fluoridation, including: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Scotland, Iceland, and Italy.
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1) Fluoride has many known negative side effects and has been linked to various serious illnesses.
2) Healthy adult kidneys excrete only 50 to 60% of the fluoride ingested each day (Marier & Rose 1971); the remainder accumulates in the body.
3) 97% of the Western European population have rejected water fluoridation.
4) The dose cannot be controlled.
5) The British Government’s York Review estimated that up to 48% of children in fluoridated areas worldwide have dental fluorosis in all forms, with 12.5% having fluorosis of aesthetic concern (McDonagh, 2000).
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/597714
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