Freedom of information Requests (FoIs)
For many years, many who have been inquisitive about WF have issued many FoIs to Government Departments, local authorities and to water companies in order to increase our understanding of this most vexatious "public health measure". By and large, we have been successful although lately, the DHSC has proven to be resistant to some of our reasonable requests.
This page will gradually be populated with brief summaries of our questions and the respondents' replies. Before the advent of "What Do They Know", most FoI requests were sent my Snail Mail and consequently, it is now proving difficult to identify them all. Because WDTK stores all requests and replies, our task is made easier because there is little risk that we will lose sight of them.
It is not safe to swallow fluoride.
Three Freedom of Information requests have been made on this topic this Century, in 2014, 2018 and 2022.
We asked the same question: "please provide high quality research - random controlled trials, in particular - demonstrating that it is safe to swallow fluoride". In all three cases the recipients could not provide the proof.
The links lead to the three requests and replies.
The oft repeated claim that Water Fluoridation is safe and effective is a spurious claim for which no evidence exists of safety.
We'll be adding FoI requests on WF chronologically from the present day back to when we first started asking them. This is a long job so please bear with us.
2023 Requests
Is Dental Fluorosis a sign of systemic toxicity?
DHSC/OHID
23rd January 2023
2022 Requests
Arsenic in Drinking Water.
DHSC- OHID
22nd November 2022
Fluoridated Milk Provided to Children in Blackpool's Primary Schools and Nurseries.
Blackpool Borough Council
15th November 2022
Reply received 18th November 2022. Partially successful. No proof of evaluation/effectiveness
Arsenic in Baby Formula
DHSC/OHID
4th November 2022
Acknowledgement received (8th Nov. 2022)
WF Risk Assessment, Health Risk Assessment and Cost Analysis
DHSC/OHID
3rd November 2022.
Response on 25th November. No assessments have been performed. They will be available when the Public Consultation for the North East is announced. Follow-up request sent 25th November for the Cost Analysis which must exist since funding has been awarded.
Contents of Hexafluorosilicic Acid
DHSC/OHID
21st October 2022
Reply received. Partially Successful.
Cost of Fluoridation 2021-2022
DHSC/OHID
28th September 2022
Reply received. Partially Successful. Cost divided
into categories will not be available until March 2023
Data transferred to Resources, Costs: Revenue and Capital - Linked Button
Job Descriptions of Two Job Holders Working for OHID
DHSC/OHID
20th September 2022
Reply Received. Successful.
The two job holders are employed solely to further the WF programme for the DHSC/OHID. The reply from the DHSC is opposite while the files containing the job descriptions are placed below.
Is Scotland Fluoridated and if not, are there any plans to do so?
Scottish Water
15th August 2022
Results of Project CATFISH and Project LOTUS
DHSC/OHID
8th August 2022
Reply received 26th August 2022. Refused.
However, on 14th November, CATFISH was finally published and is in the public domain.
Job Description of National Dental Public Health Consultant.
DHSC/OHID
26th August
Reply received 22nd August 2022. Successful
Bottled water sold in the House of Commons
House of Commons
1st July 2022
Reply received - successful
28th July 2022
Proof that WF is safe and effective
DHSC/OHID
29th June 2022
Reply received - successful!
11th July 2022
The DHSC claims that WF is safe but cannot source any evidence proving that it is. Therefore, the request was successful.
Organogram for OHID (DHSC)
21st April 2022
Reply Received 17th May - successful
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