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NA vote bans fluoride
NORTH ATTLEBORO — In an apparent stealth move, the board of health voted Tuesday to halt fluoridation of the town’s water supply. The board also acted in disregard of an opinion two years ago from Town Counsel Robert Bliss that it does not have the statutory authority to supersede a November 2000 ballot question in […]
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Cities, not Legislature, should decide local policy
The Arkansas Legislature exists to serve the people of Arkansas who elected them to represent their interests in Little Rock, not to pursue their own special agendas at the expense of depriving individual municipalities of the right to make decisions on the local level The same can be said about a statewide water fluoridation mandate […]
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Move to ban fluoride flounders
Efforts to ban the addition of chemicals such as fluoride to Hawaii’s drinking water appear dead in the state Legislature this year. Although the Senate passed a measure in favor of a ban, a key House member says he has no plans to hear the proposal, effectively killing it this session. “We don’t have any […]
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House approves fluoridation bill
Water systems serving 5,000 or more people would be forced to fluoridate the water under a bill passed 57-25 Monday by the Arkansas House of Representatives, even if the people using those systems have voted against using fluoride. House Bill 2627 by Rep. Tommy Roebuck, D-Arkadelphia, would pre-empt local ordinances on whether a city is […]
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Water fluoridation vote is postponed
TRENTON – A decision that could have turned New Jersey from a state with one of the lowest rates of fluoridating the water to one of the nation’s leaders was delayed yesterday to allow the public more of a say. The state Public Health Council, which took up the issue in October, had been expected […]
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New Jersey Private Water Firms Targeted with Fluoride Mandate
For decades, New Jersey has resisted mandating fluoridation of public water supplies. Opponents effectively battled off state bills requiring fluoridation, questioning its benefits in fighting tooth decay while raising concerns that too much fluoride could lead to health problems. As a result, the state ranks near the very bottom in the nation in a federal […]
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House bill would require fluoridated public water
Adding fluoride to water would be a state mandate for most public water utilities under a bill that an Arkansas House committee recommended Thursday. Rep. Tommy Roebuck, DArkadelphia, a dentist for more than 40 years, sponsored House Bill 2627. It would require water systems that serve 5,000 or more residents to add fluoride to the […]
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Neosho awash in fluoride debate
NEOSHO, Mo. – Advocates say the substance helps prevent tooth decay, while opponents contend it’s toxic and can damage human tissue if ingested. Voters in Neosho will have the final say April 5 on whether to add fluoride to the municipal water supply and increase water bills to pay for it. The City Council voted […]
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FDA Encouraged to Set Tea Fluoride Safety Standard
TRUMBULL, Conn.– Sin Hang Lee, M.D., a private citizen in Connecticut, today made public independent laboratory results confirming low fluoride levels in TeaForHealth(TM) Green Tea and asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to consider endorsing a tea fluoride safety standard for consumer education. Dr. Lee alerted the FDA that the American consumers and […]
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New Bedford readies for water fluoridation
NEW BEDFORD — After discontinuing the fluoridation of its water in 1980, the city is gearing up to reintroduce fluoride. And the decision has ramifications far beyond the city’s boundaries. Fluoridation of the city’s water supply will likely begin in about six weeks, according to Bernadette Coelho, spokeswoman for Mayor Frederick M. Kalisz Jr. Information […]
United States, Massachusetts