Petition · past parliament
Do not add fluoride to the drinking water
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
Do not add fluoride to the drinking water. If tooth decay is really a serious problem in the UK, there are other ways to combat it without putting potentially neuro-toxic chemical in the drinking water of everyone in the country.
From a Harvard article titled "Impact of fluoride on neurological development in children":
"In a meta-analysis, researchers from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and China Medical University in Shenyang for the first time combined 27 studies and found strong indications that fluoride may adversely affect cognitive development in children. "
Regardless of future research on fluoride, it is not the role of the government to medicate the entire population via the water supply.
"In a meta-analysis, researchers from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and China Medical University in Shenyang for the first time combined 27 studies and found strong indications that fluoride may adversely affect cognitive development in children. "
Regardless of future research on fluoride, it is not the role of the government to medicate the entire population via the water supply.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 26 Sep 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Sep 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 Sep 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.