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  • Fluoride leak shuts the taps

    Dec 11, 2005 — Officials are investigating a leak at a Pennsylvania-American Water Co. treatment plant that sent an estimated 600 gallons of fluoride into the system on Saturday, prompting a public warning for customers not to drink the water. The leak raised the fluoride levels in the area from one part per million to […]

  • Dental chief backs its addition to water as new Bradford practice opens

    The Government’s most senior dental advisor said there was not a shred of evidence to support claims that putting fluoride in water supplies is hazardous to health as he visited Bradford yesterday to officially open a new NHS dental practice. Chief dental officer Barry Cockcroft spoke out in favour of fluoridation as he toured the […]

  • What Are They Drinking in New York City?

    New York is known for its food niche stores: The Hummus Place. The Doughnut Plant. The Dumpling Man. Even a spot dedicated solely to rice pudding. But this week, a store in the East Village went a step further: It sells New York City tap water. Not just any tap water, insist the owners of […]

  • JADA study proves fluoridation is money down the drain

    NEW YORK, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Children’s cavity rates are similar whether water is fluoridated or not, according to data published in the July 2009 Journal of the American Dental Association by dentist J.V. Kumar of the NY State Health Department(1), reports NYSCOF. In 2008, New York City spent approximately $24 million on water fluoridation […]

  • Fluoridation not a new issue in Billings

    Willard Fraser, mayor of Billings for much of the 1960s, was never known for keeping his opinions to himself. In April 1965, the Billings City Council had passed an ordinance authorizing fluoridation of the city water supply, and opponents gathered enough petition signatures to force a public vote on the issue. Unless the council called […]

  • Yorkshire: Feeling sore over fluoride

    CAMPAIGNERS have criticised moves that could pave the way for fluoride to be added to drinking water supplies across South Yorkshire. Regional chiefs at the Yorkshire and Humber Strategic Health Authority have begun a consultation exercise to discuss the pros and cons of adding the chemical added to water supplies in the region. The measure […]

  • Fluoride No Benefit to Low-Income Americans, Studies Show

    NEW YORK, May 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Even when fluoridated water is the most consumed item, cavities are extensive when diets are poor, according to Caries Research.(1) Burt and colleagues studied low-income African-American adults, 14-years- old and over, living in Detroit, Michigan, where water suppliers add fluoride chemicals attempting to prevent cavities. Yet, 83% of this […]

  • Bill would require fluoridation of water

    YORK — It’s not something that York opponents of fluoridation probably want to hear, after they fought a city proposal to add it to the water supply. But LB 245 is seeking to create a mandate that all towns with more than 1,000 residents should have to add fluoride to their water. The bill, which […]

  • The Controversy of Water Supply Fluoridation in New Zealand

    According to a US anti fluoride campaigner who went to Dunedin not so long ago, the government should provide more funding towards the research in this field. The “case against fluoride” has been recently outlined at a meeting, which was held by Emeritus Prof Paul Connet. At the public meeting, there have been present approximately […]

  • Paul Connett Speaking Tour of New Zealand: March 19 April 26

    Dr. Paul Connett is the Director of the Fluoride Action Network (FAN), and the Executive Director of its parent body, the American Environmental Health Studies Project (AEHSP). He has spoken and given more than 2,000 presentations in forty-nine states and fifty-two countries on the issue of waste management. He holds a bachelors degree from the […]