Queensland’s Mackay regional council has voted to remove fluoride from its water supply. A poll on the council’s Connecting Mackay site showed 262 respondents support water fluoridation in Mackay, while 309 did not and two people were unsure. According to Queensland Health, 24 of Queensland’s 77 councils still add fluoride to one or more of their water supplies. Mackay Regional Council considered the views of a range of bodies opposed to fluoride, some of whom believe it’s an “outdated form of mass medication”. More than 150 major health organisations, including the World Health Organisation, the Australian Medical Association and the Australian Dental Association, support water fluoridation.

Source: The Guardian September 28, 2016 04:12 UTC