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"Mr President, I should like to point out to the Commissioner that the Irish Government has mass-medicated my people with disodium monofluorophosphate for 40 years. The fluoride put in Irish water is a toxic waste. Although it is added in levels that seem small, it accumulates in our bodies over time. The practice of water fluoridation has blighted the health of the Irish people with conditions like skeletal fluorosis: fluoride seeks calcium, especially the bones. It also causes conditions like a hypo- or underactive thyroid; fluoride was once used as a medication to suppress the thyroid. It causes dental fluorosis, damage to the tooth enamel, which is symptomatic of fluoride poisoning in childhood. A recent study revealed that 40% of young Irish adults demonstrate permanent and unsightly tooth mottling and staining related to dental fluorosis. These are just some of the conditions that a steady accumulation of fluoride has inflicted on the Irish people.
In a review of the water fluoridation policy by the Irish Government a few years ago, 90% of the public submissions called for an end to this mass-medication. Fluoride, as we use it in Ireland, is a toxic waste taken from the scrubbers of an artificial fertilizer factory, which also contain poison like mercury and cadmium. It is unthinkable that we in this Parliament will allow fluoride – a toxin – to be included in a list of acceptable vitamins and minerals. It is neither a vitamin nor a mineral. In food and water it is a curse.
To avoid confusion, fluoride in toothpaste and mouthwash is considered a cosmetic and is not affected by my amendment. It only affects fluoride in food and water. I beg my fellow Members to help the Irish people and vote for that amendment."@en1
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