Thyroid UK
"Thyroid UK is very concerned over enforced fluoridation as fluoride is a thyroid antagonist and interferes with thyroid function.....Thyroid UK opposes fluoridation and will make their views known at each consultation. Fluoridation is tantamount to force feeding medication. Your doctor is not allowed to do this – why is it ok for the government to do it?"
(Thyroid UK Press Release, issued 22.10.08)
Women’s Institute
Members of the Hampshire Women’s Institute are the latest to add their weight to a growing campaign fighting plans to fluoridate the county’s water. A resolution has recently been put forward by the organisation’s Ashurst branch, stating:
"In view of all the information...exposing the results of research into the harmful effects of fluoride, this institute urges HM Government to cancel their plans to fluoridate Hampshire’s water supply. "
Green Party
Green Party health spokesperson Stuart Jeffery made the following statement in February 2008:
"Besides the reality of negative health effects, this is an issue of medical ethics....Poor dental health is a complex public health issue. The root causes are poor diet and inadequate dental hygiene. Typically the government seems more concerned with dangerous knee-jerk action and to be seen ‘doing something’, rather than confronting the real causes of the problem. The health case for fluoride has been far from made. Claims about the effectiveness of fluoride simply do not stand up to close scrutiny. While topical fluoride on teeth does help prevent tooth decay, there is simply no good evidence that systemic fluoride does. Fluoride is a known poison if ingested over a long period of time, even in small daily doses. Most European countries have managed to reduce levels of tooth decay in recent years, in almost all cases without fluoridation.
The Green Party wants to see a programme of education for children and adults regarding proper dental hygiene and a healthy diet, a health warning on all sources of fluoride intended for human consumption, and a ban on fluoridation of drinking water".
(Green Party, 05 February, 2008)