25 July 2026
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500 sign petition against water fluoridation on Isle of Man

A petition against the fluoridation of the public water supply of the Isle of Man has garnered over 500 signatures.

The petition was set up in November last year.

It follows a proposal by the Health and Social Care Minister Lawrie Hooper.

He suggested that the Public Health Directorate should prepare a research paper exploring water fluoridation.

MHKs voted 14 to 9 in June 2023 in support of the proposal, despite similar proposals being stopped by islanders in 1986 and 2008.

Campaigners have launched a website which gives in-depth insights into the arguments against water fluoridation.

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Shaun Moore is the Senior Broadcast Journalist for Manx.News and has over 15 years of working in radio, television, print and online. Previous work includes BBC, Sky, ITV, Bauer, Global Radio and Newsflare. Member of Chartered Institute of Journalists.

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