It is amazing to see how our Western Bay of Plenty District Council is ill-informed about fluoride in drinking water.

Apart from a few brave cities in New Zealand, like New Plymouth and Tauranga, almost all European countries have banned the fluoridation of drinking water, with more and more countries to follow.

Countries like China, Japan, Israel, India and so on.

In reality, only the United States and Australia are still sticking to their policy of adding this highly poisonous material.

It is commonly known the American Food and Drugs Association has been lying over many, many additives in the last 60 years, including allowing - among others - asbestos, benzene, DDT, PCBs, tetraethyllead, tobacco and dioxins.

So why is our council not listening to the findings from independent researchers and simply swallowing the information, as given by the same self-interested parties who influenced the FDA?

It is strongly advised to all councillors to read ‘50 reasons to oppose fluoridation' by professor Paul Connett.

It clearly outlines 50 reasons why fluoridation should be avoided at all times.
Readers who are interested about the non-democratic decision, can read the 50 reasons at: www.fluoridation.com/fluorideindrinkingwater.htm

All people I've spoken with oppose the idea to put fluoride our drinking. These people include restaurant, bar and café owners.

All are highly aware of the ill effects of adding the poisonous material to our drinking water.

E Becker, Katikati.