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Fluoridation in New Zealand
Water fluoridation

Safety

Research concludes that water fluoridation is safe and effective. There is no proven evidence that fluoride, at recommended levels in water supplies, causes any negative health affects.

In excessive quantities, fluoride can cause white flecking on teeth.

Millions of people all over the world safely drink fluoridated water every day.

Claims have been made that fluoridation causes or contributes to cancer, skeleton fluorosis, Down’s syndrome, renal disease, allergic conditions and fluoride hypersensitivities, repetition strain injury, mutagenicity and causes interference with enzyme function. These claims have not been substantiated by experimental studies or epidemiological analyses.

Many parts of the world have received naturally fluoridated water for thousands of years. Large human populations have now been using community water fluoridation for more than 50 years and there is no persuasive evidence linking optimal fluoridation with any adverse health effects. With hundreds of millions of people continuing to receive the benefits of fluoride in drinking-water, the absence of documented adverse health effects is particularly convincing.

It is impossible to experience fluoride toxicity from drinking-water optimally fluoridated at levels between 0.7 ppm to 1 ppm. It would require drinking over 5,000 glasses of fluoridated water at one time.

Anything is toxic if you take too much of it, including many common substances that are essential to health, for example water, iron, vitamins A and D or even oxygen.

Does fluoridation cause health problems?

Can fluoridated water cause toxic effects?

Why do some communities not accept fluoridation?

Why does opposition to community water fluoridation continue?

Can the Minister of Health provide information that confirms the safety of hydrofluorosilicic acid?

What is the difference (in any form of measurement) between a safe intake and potentially harmful intake of fluoride?