The federal government regulation of fluoride and water fluoridation is fragmented and easily misunderstood.The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), plays a key role, regulating the level of fluoride in public drinking water. It has the authority to allow, restrict or end water fluoridation.The U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS), separate from the EPA, oversees two agencies that […]

Freedom of Information Act Emails Expose Fluoridation PromotersThe Fluoride Action Network has obtained thousands of pages of documents and emails through the Freedom of Information Act over the past several years, primarily for use in our federal lawsuit against the EPA. This means that unfortunately, much of what we found cannot be shared until the […]

The Last 48 Hours – Can We Do It?Yesterday was a big day, and I want to start out with a heartfelt thank you to all of our dedicated team members who keep our organization and campaign moving forward with your support. THANK YOU!In the past 24 hours we’ve raised an amazing $4,640 from 32 donors. Including the […]

CDC Data Shows More US Children Are Overexposed to Fluoride Than Ever Before“Common sense should tell us that if a poison circulating in a child’s body can damage the tooth-forming cells, then other harm also is likely.” – Dr. John Colquhoun (1997).Government data shows that tens-of-millions of U.S. residents have visible signs that they were overexposed […]

Compiled by Michael F. Dolan, PhD Fluoride Exposure Associated With Cognitive Dysfunction in Chinese DiabeticsDiabetic patients from an area of endemic fluorosis in China were found to have a higher prevalence of cognitive dysfunction and dementia than control patients or diabetics without fluorosis, according to a new study in Science of the Total Environment.The researchers from […]

The World’s First Randomized Controlled Trial On Fluoridation Is Targeting ChildrenThe children of Lenoir County, North Carolina are being recruited for an unethical human experiment that will expose them to levels of fluoride that have been shown in many peer-reviewed studies to cause harm to the developing brain. Parent’s aren’t being warned by the study administrators […]

Compiled by Michael F. Dolan, PhDNo Consensus on Water Fluoridation in Latin AmericaThere appears to be little enthusiasm for water fluoridation in Latin America, as fifteen of eighteen countries don’t use it, with many not even considering it as a policy.“There is no consensus on the policies in Latin American and Caribbean Countries (LACC) to […]

We have more deposition footage to share with you. Today’s videos feature a representative of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and a representative of the National Sanitation Foundation (NSF). Policymakers, media outlets, and fluoridation promoters most often cite and quote the endorsements of fluoridation and fluoridation chemicals from these organizations as confirmation […]

If you could ask representatives of the Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC) about the safety and efficacy of fluoridation under oath, what would you ask them?Our lawyers had that opportunity during depositions for our TSCA case in federal court, and today we will reveal two new video clips featuring the CDC’s Oral Health […]

Communities Taking Action to Remove Fluoridation Chemicals & CDC Stats Showing That Show We’re WinningThere have been a number of recent community victories against fluoridation that I’d like to share with you. These wins for our movement, from just the past several months, account for over 70,000 people who will now have safer, cleaner drinking […]