A study published by the Journal of the Irish Dental Association has found that Ireland is gripped by a tooth decay problem due to the mass fluoridation of their water supply. At the end of 2015, Ireland was the only European Union country with a nationwide mandate for water fluoridation. The Fluoridation of Water Supplies Act of 1960 allowed the government to introduce compulsory fluoride in the water supply to 3,250,000 people. Chemical Concern reports: The agent used is hydrofluorosilicic acid. Corrosive to most metals it eats through concrete and Hazmat suits (impermeable whole-body garments must be worn to handle it as a gas may be released which damages the lungs. This and other adverse health effects are listed by NIOSH (US government agency). A private member’s bill to end fluoridation was defeated in the Dáil on 12 November 2013. It was supported by Sinn Féin and some of the technical group and opposed by the Fine Gael-Labour government and Fianna Fáil. Early in 2014, Cork County Council and Laois County Council passed motions for the cessation of water fluoridation. In Autumn 2014, Cork City Council, Dublin City Council and Kerry County Council passed similar motions. Today, Aaron Rogan in The Times reports that a study by University College Cork published in this month’s Journal of the Irish Dental Association found [...]
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