Norway Wants To Ban Fluoride Wax In Youth Skiing But Does Not Know How To Control It

Norway Wants To Ban Fluoride Wax In Youth Skiing But Does Not Know How To Control It

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The public opinion battle is raging on in Norway regarding the ban of fluoride waxes in youth sport. The fight for outright 'fluorforbud' is as it's know in Norwegian is led by the activists of the Tøffest uten fluor ( "Toughest Without Fluoride") campaign. The campaign was launched by the two popular ski clubs, Holmen IF Langrenn and Asker Skiklubb, with a strong demand: a complex ban on using fluoride waxes in all the U17 competitions. It's unclear why the age limit is set at 16+ but probably because after that the best skiers start competing internationally where such a ban is not on the horizon, The arguments against flouride could be summed up in two categories: - fluoride waxes, especially high fluoro powders, are extremely expensive - with parents…
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