The Health Select Committee has proposed, effectively, mandatory fluoridation for New Zealand via the back door. They have recommended that the decision over fluoridation be taken away from local councils and put in the hands of the District Health Boards. This would mean the public will have no say-so over the decision and fluoridation could be rolled out to all the unfluoridated areas of New Zealand. Christchurch, Nelson, West Coast, Napier, New Plymouth, Whanganui, Rotorua, Tauranga, Whangarei and the Far North, all places have either stopped fluoridation or have steadfastly rejected it. The DHBs are legally bound to follow the dictates of the Ministry of Health without regard to the wishes of the people in their district.
Posted on: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 13:12:02 +0000
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