The story of water fluoridation in the North East ought, by rights, to have been a simple one. The science was largely settled decades ago. The region itself played an important role in the early British evidence for fluoridation. Parts of the North East have enjoyed fluoridated water supplies since the 1960s. And yet, somehow, […]
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Welcome to the Fluoride Action Network News Archive. The FAN News Archive serves as an historical repository for fluoride news stories, positive or negative. Since FAN catalogs all news stories on fluoride, our news section remains a reliable database of all published fluoride news.
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Temporary Suspension of Water Fluoridation
The City of Tocco would like to inform you that the addition of fluoride to the City’s drinking water system has been temporarily suspended due to fluoride supply shortages. This shortage is the result of supply chain disruptions due to ongoing conflicts in the Middle East. Is My Water Safe to Drink? Yes. Your drinking […]
North Lamar Ends Water Fluoridation
LAMAR COUNTY, Miss.—North Lamar Water Association stopped adding fluoride to its drinking water, joining a growing list of Mississippi water systems ending fluoridation. The association’s notice, postmarked May 5, says its board voted to stop fluoridation April 6, citing supply, safety, testing and equipment concerns. The water system serves about 12,500 residents in Lamar County. […]
Locals in Louisiana could soon vote to remove fluoride from drinking water
Louisiana communities are poised to gain the power to remove added fluoride from their local public drinking water systems. A bill carried by Sen. Mike Fesi, R-Houma, cleared its final legislative hurdle Wednesday. If it receives Gov. Jeff Landry’s signature, the legislation would allow a local governing body to hold an election and let voters […]
Federal judge overstepped in ordering regulatory review fluoride water limits
Federal environmental regulators won’t need to reevaluate acceptable fluoride levels in American drinking water, after a federal appeals panel ruled a San Francisco federal judge essentially took over a case when he ruled in favor of plaintiffs claiming fluoride in drinking water could be contributing to IQ loss in American children. On May 21, a […]
Loudon Utilities considers removal of fluoride from water supply
LOUDON COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) – You can’t see it with the naked eye, but Americans have been drinking water with fluoride in it since the end of World War II. “Water fluoridation from a public health standpoint is known to be the greatest, most affordable, widespread agent that we have to decrease the incidence of […]
The Fluoride Ruling Was Vacated—But the Science Wasn’t
The recent Ninth Circuit ruling on fluoride changed the legal trajectory of the case, but it did not resolve the scientific debate. If anything, it exposed how badly the country now needs something it still lacks: an independent, trusted evaluation of the totality of evidence on fluoride’s risks and benefits. Population strategies are among the most powerful […]
A MAHA plan supported by Sen. Curtis could provide a boost to Utah’s dietary supplement industry
U.S. Sen John Curtis wants to let Americans use healthcare spending accounts to buy dietary supplements, a potential boon for one of Utah’s biggest industries. The Utah Republican has introduced a bill that would allow individuals to use up to $250 and couples who file taxes jointly to spend up to $500 on supplements. The […]
U.S. Court of Appeals overturns lower court judgement in EPA fluoride case, citing judicial overreach
The ADA applauded a May 21 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to overturn a 2024 lower court judgement that had directed the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate fluoride in drinking water under the Toxic Substances Control Act. In its opinion, the court stated that the district court overstepped its judicial authority and “commandeered” the […]
Court overturns landmark fluoride ruling, sides with EPA
A federal appellate court on Thursday vacated a landmark ruling that ordered EPA to address the health risks of fluoride in drinking water, handing the agency a win in a seven-year legal fight with impacts on federal policy and White House politics. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found a district court judge had […]