§ Mr. Lawrenceasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what evidence his Department has of the cumulative properties of fluoride in (a) natural foods and (b) processed foods.
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§ Mr. WigginTea contains the highest concentration of fluoride, nearly all of which is extracted into tea infusions. Such infusions account for about 75 per cent. of the dietary intake of fluoride. There is no evidence to suggest that the processing of food increases the amount of fluoride in food. The current intake of fluoride from the total diet is estimated to be 1.7mg/person/day, and some 1.2mg of this comes from tea infusions.