Sinn Féin spokesperson in Meath East, Darren ORourke, has called on the Government to stop adding fluoride to the public water supply. ORourke, a trained Clinical Biochemist, was speaking in advance of a Dáil debate on Sinn Féin’s ‘Fluoridation of Water Supplies Repeal Bill 2013’. He said; “98% of Europes population, including residents in the North, receive water that is not fluoridated. Switzerland was the last European country to end fluoridation in the year 2000. The EU Commission of Health and Consumers stated that people do not need fluoride for normal growth and development and the European Court of Justice has defined fluoridation as a medication and refused to sanction its implementation, yet our Government continues to impose fluoride on the population at a cost of €4.8 million per annum. “There are many scientific papers published on the subject, with often conflicting and contradictory results. It is my opinion, and that of the Sinn Féin party, that in a case where there is any doubt about the possible negative side-effects of a mandatory fluoridation policy, the default position should be one of avoidance. There has been significant opposition to fluoridation since Gladys Ryan took her case to the High Court in 1964 on the basis that citizens had no choice but to drink medicated water. It is time to stop this mass medication.
Posted on: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 22:52:01 +0000
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