Germany:
"Generally, in Germany fluoridation of
drinking water is forbidden. The relevant German law allows
exceptions to the fluoridation ban on application. The
argumentation of the Federal Ministry of Health against a
general permission of fluoridation of drinking water is the
problematic nature of compuls[ory] medication." (Gerda
Hankel-Khan, Embassy of Federal Republic of Germany,
September 16, 1999).
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France:
"Fluoride chemicals are not included in
the list [of 'chemicals for drinking water treatment']. This
is due to ethical as well as medical considerations."
(Louis Sanchez, Directeur de la Protection de l'Environment,
August 25, 2000).
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Belgium:
"This water treatment has never been of use in Belgium and
will never be (we hope so) into the future. The main reason
for that is the fundamental position of the drinking water
sector that it is not its task to deliver medicinal
treatment to people. This is the sole responsibility of
health services." (Chr. Legros, Directeur, Belgaqua,
Brussels, Belgium, February 28, 2000).
www.fluoridation.com/c-belgium.htm
Luxembourg:
"Fluoride has never been added to the
public water supplies in Luxembourg. In our views, the
drinking water isn't the suitable way for medicinal
treatment and that people needing an addition of fluoride
can decide by their own to use the most appropriate way,
like the intake of fluoride tablets, to cover their [daily]
needs." (Jean-Marie RIES, Head, Water Department,
Administration De L'Environment, May 3, 2000).
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Sweden:
"Drinking water fluoridation is not
allowed in Sweden...New scientific documentation or changes
in dental health situation that could alter the conclusions
of the Commission have not been shown." (Gunnar
Guzikowski, Chief Government Inspector, Livsmedels Verket --
National Food Administration Drinking Water Division,
Sweden, February 28, 2000).
www.fluoridation.com/c-sweden.htm
(See
statement by Dr. Arvid Carlsson, the Nobel Laureate in
Medicine, who helped lead the campaign to prevent
fluoridation in Sweden in the late 1970s.)
Denmark:
"We are pleased to inform you that
according to the Danish Ministry of Environment and Energy,
toxic fluorides have never been added to the public water
supplies. Consequently, no Danish city has ever been
fluoridated." (Klaus Werner, Royal Danish Embassy,
Washington DC, December 22, 1999).
www.fluoridation.com/c-denmark.htm
(To read the Danish Ministry of the
Environment's reasons for banning fluoridation,
click
here)
Norway:
"In Norway we had a rather intense
discussion on this subject some 20 years ago, and the
conclusion was that drinking water should not be
fluoridated." (Truls Krogh & Toril Hofshagen, Folkehelsa
Statens institutt for folkeheise (National Institute of
Public Health) Oslo, Norway, March 1, 2000).
www.fluoridation.com/c-norway.htm
Netherlands:
"From the end of the 1960s until the
beginning of the 1970s drinking water in various places in
the Netherlands was fluoridated to prevent caries. However,
in its judgement of 22 June 1973 in case No. 10683 (Budding
and co. versus the City of Amsterdam) the Supreme Court
(Hoge Road) ruled there was no legal basis for fluoridation.
After that judgement, amendment to the Water Supply Act was
prepared to provide a legal basis for fluoridation. During
the process it became clear that there was not enough
support from Parlement [sic] for this amendment and the
proposal was withdrawn." (Wilfred Reinhold, Legal
Advisor, Directorate Drinking Water, Netherlands, January
15, 2000).
www.fluoridation.com/c-netherlands.htm
Finland:
"We do not favor or recommend
fluoridation of drinking water. There are better ways of
providing the fluoride our teeth need." (Paavo Poteri,
Acting Managing Director, Helsinki Water, Finland, February
7, 2000).
www.fluoridation.com/c-finland.htm
"Artificial fluoridation of drinking
water supplies has been practiced in Finland only in one
town, Kuopio, situated in eastern Finland and with a
population of about 80,000 people (1.6% of the Finnish
population). Fluoridation started in 1959 and finished in
1992 as a result of the resistance of local population. The
most usual grounds for the resistance presented in this
context were an individual's right to drinking water without
additional chemicals used for the medication of limited
population groups. A concept of "force-feeding" was also
mentioned.
Drinking water fluoridation is not
prohibited in Finland but no municipalities have turned out
to be willing to practice it. Water suppliers, naturally,
have always been against dosing of fluoride chemicals into
water." (Leena Hiisvirta, M.Sc., Chief Engineer,
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland, January 12,
1996.)
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Northern Ireland:
"The water supply in Northern Ireland has
never been artificially fluoridated except in 2 small
localities where fluoride was added to the water for about
30 years up to last year. Fluoridation ceased at these
locations for operational reasons. At this time, there are
no plans to commence fluoridation of water supplies in
Northern Ireland." (C.J. Grimes, Department for Regional
Development, Belfast, November 6, 2000).
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Austria:
"Toxic fluorides have never been added to
the public water supplies in Austria." (M. Eisenhut,
Head of Water Department, Osterreichische Yereinigung fur
das Gas-und Wasserfach Schubertring 14, A-1015 Wien,
Austria, February 17, 2000).
www.fluoridation.com/c-austria.htm
Czech Republic:
"Since 1993, drinking water has not been
treated with fluoride in public water supplies throughout
the Czech Republic. Although fluoridation of drinking water
has not actually been proscribed it is not under
consideration because this form of supplementation is
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