Experts to review use of fluoride in water

An international group of consultants is to be appointed by the Government to examine the use of fluoride in the public water supply.

Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney informed a meeting of Fine Gael councillors of the review yesterday ahead of a Cork County Council vote calling on the Government to ban it.

Cork County Council is the largest local authority to condemn the use of fluoride in the public water supply and councillors voted by a huge majority yesterday to stop its use. The council will write to Health Minister James Reilly urging him to stop fluoridation.