Kia ora Erika, 

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act), received by the Ministry of Health on 12 April 2025. You requested:

 

"I am requesting information from the Director-General of Health on
fluoride currently added to drinking water in Auckland and other parts of
New Zealand under the Fluoridation Of Drinking Water Amendment Act 2021.

 

Section 116C says: The purpose of this Part is to—
(a) enable the Director-General to direct a local authority to add
fluoride or not to add fluoride to drinking water supplied through its
local authority supply; and

(4) For the purpose of subsection (3)(b)(i), the Director-General may
take into account any evidence that the Director-General considers
relevant.

RF Kennedy  on 10 April 2025 at the US cabinet meeting  (at 38 minutes)
said:

 

“…We are working at HHS to advance your agenda to make America healthy
again I'm working with Lee Zelden on to reassess the fluoride rules based
upon the August release by the National Toxicity Program of new science
that shows a direct inverse correlation between exposure to fluoride and
IQ loss particularly in children . Lee and in we’re in Utah this week and
Utah announced the Utah became the first state in the country to ban
supplemental fluoride. “

The August release referred to from the National Toxicology Program is

 

https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

url=https%3A%2F%2Fntp.niehs.nih.gov%2Fpublications%2Fmonographs%2Fmgraph08&data=05%7C02%7Coiagr%40health.govt.nz%7C5133d46a0f7143467d2908dd7929a35a%7C23cec7246d204bd19fe9dc4447edd1fa%7C0%7C0%7C638799941961396922%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=8D%2B4HLlG79XiA7dx%2BnOdmPLvdTVjWPSXA%2BSqRzPfrlE%3D&reserved=0

https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

1. Please share the review conducted of this August 2024 report.

2.  Please share any subsequent reviews since August 2024  of scientific
evidence for and against fluoride as per section   116C of (Fluoridation
of Drinking Water) Amendment Act 2021"

 

The reference number for your request is H2025065288. As required under
the Act, the Ministry will endeavour to respond to your request no later
than 20 working days after the day your request was received:
http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/.   

 

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch ([1][email address]).

 

 

Ngā mihi 
 
OIA Services Team 

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