The Water Bill going through parliament will make it possible to fluoridate all Sussex water supplies if the health authority demands it.
This is despite widespread concern about the health impacts of fluoridation and the general world trend against fluoridation - only five countries still fluoridate.
Some authoritative views are: "Children under three should never use fluoridated toothpaste or drink fluoridated water and baby formula should never be made up using fluoridated water." - Professor Hardy Limeback, Professor of Dentistry at the University of Toronto.
"Fluoride causes more human cancer death, and causes it faster, than any other chemical." - Dean Burk, Chief Chemist Emeritus, US National Cancer Institute.
"A lot of people with arthritis may actually be suffering from early symptoms of skeletal sclerosis as a result of drinking fluoridated water." - Tony Lees, dentist.
"It has long been known excessive fluoride intake carries serious toxic effects. But scientists are now debating whether fluoride confers any benefit at all." - UNICEF.
Please write to your MP, councillors, health authority and water supplier and tell them your views.
-Leslie Dalton, Eastbourne Green Party, Freeman Avenue, Eastbourne
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