Petition · past parliament
Do not add fluoride to our drinking water.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
We do not wish to have fluoride added to our drinking water.
Many European countries have rejected water fluoridation, including: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Scotland, Iceland, and Italy.
Many European countries have rejected water fluoridation, including: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Scotland, Iceland, and Italy.
1) Fluoride has many known negative side effects and has been linked to various serious illnesses.
2) Healthy adult kidneys excrete only 50 to 60% of the fluoride ingested each day (Marier & Rose 1971); the remainder accumulates in the body.
3) 97% of the Western European population have rejected water fluoridation.
4) The dose cannot be controlled.
5) The British Government’s York Review estimated that up to 48% of children in fluoridated areas worldwide have dental fluorosis in all forms, with 12.5% having fluorosis of aesthetic concern (McDonagh, 2000).
2) Healthy adult kidneys excrete only 50 to 60% of the fluoride ingested each day (Marier & Rose 1971); the remainder accumulates in the body.
3) 97% of the Western European population have rejected water fluoridation.
4) The dose cannot be controlled.
5) The British Government’s York Review estimated that up to 48% of children in fluoridated areas worldwide have dental fluorosis in all forms, with 12.5% having fluorosis of aesthetic concern (McDonagh, 2000).
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 25 Sep 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Sep 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 Sep 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.