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  • FAN in the News: 2002 – 2010

    The following are archival news reports that have cited the Fluoride Action Network. Click here for news articles from 2011-present. 2010: Connett Raising Fluoride Awareness – Daily Courier Observer (New York) – December 18, 2010 The professor emeritus of chemistry at St. Lawrence University recently published a book, “The Case against Fluoride,” and has spent […]

  • Fumigants and Fast Food Packaging Are a Source of Toxic Fluoride

    One of the most common sources of fluoride exposure for Americans is their tap water, as many municipalities still fluoridate their water. But did you know your FOOD may also expose you to fluoride on a regular basis? Not only are certain pesticides fluoridated, such as cryolite,1 food processors may also use sulfuryl fluoride as […]

  • In New York, some new activists take up old war on fluoride

    Protests take on green hue At a public meeting in New York City last month, the topic was supposed to be the state’s $8 billion Medicaid waiver program. But when 13 anti-fluoride activists took the microphone to protest the use of Medicaid funds for fluoride, it became something unexpected. A 16-year-old high school student skipped […]

  • Why is Hong Kong still putting fluoride in its water supply?

    Why is it some people in Hong Kong leap onto their high horse when they discover monosodium glutamate (MSG) has been added to their lunch noodles but don’t cause a ripple when they learn their domestic water supply is treated with a toxic chemical? Since 1961, domestic water in Hong Kong has been fluoridated to […]

  • The danger ingredient in Colgate Total: ‘Don’t use it every day’

    Enthusiastic tooth brushers are being warned to stay away from Colgate Total toothpaste, or at least to use it sparingly. The toothpaste is one of the few toiletries in New Zealand that still uses triclosan, an antibacterial that was once commonly found in soaps, toothpastes and body washes. That was until September last year, when […]

  • PFAS: Researchers can track hazardous chemicals from fast-food wrappers in the body

    Research teams from the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s School of Medicine and the University of Notre Dame have developed a new method that enables researchers to radiolabel three forms of perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl substances and track the fate of these chemicals when they enter the body. This is a significant and timely advancement […]

  • Why do we have fluoride in our water?

    Fluoride is found naturally in soil, water, and foods. It is also produced synthetically for use in drinking water, toothpaste, mouthwashes and various chemical products. Water authorities add fluoride to the municipal water supply, because studies have shown that adding it in areas where fluoride levels in the water are low can reduce the prevalence […]

  • Dental caries and periodontal disease among U.S. pregnant women and nonpregnant women of reproductive age, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2004.

    OBJECTIVES: This study assessed and compared the prevalence and severity of dental caries and the prevalence of periodontal disease among pregnant and nonpregnant women of reproductive age (15-44 years) using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, NHANES (1999-2004). METHODS: Estimates were derived from a sample of 897 pregnant women and 3,971 nonpregnant […]

  • Fluoride exposure changed the structure and the function of sperm in the testis and epididymis of male rats.

  • State: Don’t eat deer in part of Oscoda due to PFAS chemical contamination

    Lansing — Hunters should not eat deer taken in certain areas in Oscoda Township after toxic chemical contaminants were found in one deer, two state departments warned Friday. The “do-not-eat” advisory for deer taken within five miles of Clark’s Marsh was issued by the Michigan departments of Natural Resources and Health and Humans Services, after one of […]