I back anti-lobby because fluoride must be a choice

I back anti-lobby because fluoride must be a choice
Date: 30 December 2009
Grasmere Drive
Elland
Once again we have an unfair attack on a Your say contributor.
I support the lobby that is against adding fluoride to our water – not for any medical or dental reasons but for the simple reason of personal choice.
If the powers that be want to make it compulsory for mass fluoride medication then why isn't it added to food, fizzy drinks, alcohol, bottled water, or in a tea-bag so that people can choose to buy these?
The simple answer is that fluoride cannot be added to these items because it is a poison and banned as a food additive in virtually every country.
If there is a proven reason why it should be compulsory issued then why isn't it issued via a doctor or a dentist as part of a compulsory programme which is witnessed by a medical or dentistry professional?
The very people who want, or care about, fluorine to protect teeth are probably the people who least need it and the people who do need it are not interested in tooth care, otherwise they would buy toothpaste instead of beer, cigs or pop.
After all a cheap tube of toothpaste is only around 20p – this is their choice.

Jon Ingle

Frankacne,Lancashire 30/12/2009 11:10:51
Sad to say that fluoride is already availble in a wide variety of foods and drinks. including fizzy drinks and bottled water. If you shop at LIDL in Scotland you can even buy fluoridated salt. Why you may ask? well, because the Scottish chief mental, oops, I mean Dental Officer was so outraged that the Scottish parliament had wisely thown out water fluoridation that he now wishes to introduce the poisonous muck to Scotland via the back door (see how democratic the pro fluoride people are ?) Leaning on LIDL, he managed to "persuade" them of its miraculous powers to damage teeth and young kids and LIDL knowing no better agreed to sell ChanteSel fluoridated salt. Now salt provides two health dangers for the price of one. Even fluoride is availble as a BOGOF. Friends of the Earth are already discussing this with LILY and are lobbying the Scottish assembly who no doubt will not appreciate being tricked and ignored. Fluoride, natural or otherwise is still availble for those who wish it by drinking Guinness, made from the wonderful waters of the River Liffy in Dublin, recetly poisoned by having had Dublins tap water fluoridated by a Government which apparently lives in the dark when it comes water pollution. Tea of course also contains "natural" fluoride so if you like tea, but not fluoride, drink it weak with milk to negate some of its effects.