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Written question asked by Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Earl Howe (Conservative) on Wednesday, 17 November 2010.


Fluoridation

Question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 23 June (WA 187-8) on the ““York”” report should have referred to ““bone fracture”” instead of ““bone cancer””.
Answer

In my earlier reply I agreed that a more accurate representation of the findings of the systematic review of water fluoridation undertaken by the University of York was to refer to ““no clear association”” rather than merely ““no association””. In fact, the York report found no clear association between water fluoridation and both bone cancer and hip fracture, but I appreciate that the noble Earl’s question was about fractures.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
3646; 722 c208WA
Session
2010-12
Related items
Fluoridation
Wednesday, 23 June 2010
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Health hazards Drinking water Research Fluoride Fractures Bone cancer
Link
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