The National Toxicology Program’s (NTP) Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC) has unanimously accepted the recommendations of its working group, calling for the swift publication of the NTP’s state of the science report and accompanying meta-analysis on fluoride neurotoxicity with only minor edits to improve clarity. The chair of the BSC, David L. Eaton, PhD, summed […]

Paul Connett’s statement for the BSC meeting May 4, 2023 A ringside view of the battle between science and politics over fluoride’s neurotoxicity. Introduction When I first became involved with the fluoridation issue in 1996 (I didn’t want the issue for fear of stigmatization from colleagues, but my wife persuaded me to read the scientific […]

UPDATE 5/4/23: Today, the National Toxicology Program’s (NTP) Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC) voted unanimously to accept the recommendations of their working group.This was an action that FAN supported in our written comments and oral testimony. In doing so, the BSC soundly rejected requests by the American Dental Association and other pro-fluoridation entities for changes intended […]

Lead Industry Denial Tactics Now Used by Dental InterestsHighlights:• Similar Loss Of IQ From Fluoride As From Lead• IQ Loss Seen At Doses From Fluoridated Water• Same Industry Denials, Personal Attacks On Scientists• Industry Tactic: Blaming The Victim• Fluoride Is The New Lead But WorseThe National Toxicology Program (NTP) report on the neurotoxicity of fluoride confirms […]

Compiled by Michael F. Dolan, PhDOneida Council Rejects FluoridationThe Common Council in Oneida, NY voted unanimously at their March 7th meeting not to study the possibility of introducing fluoridation chemicals to their water system.The City’s Water Board wanted approval to apply for a state grant to study the economic and technical feasibility of starting fluoridation, […]

After a 6-year long systematic review of fluoride’s impact on the developing brain, a court order has led to the National Toxicology Program (NTP) making public their finalized report that was blocked by US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) leadership and concealed from the public for the past 10 months. The NTP reported 52 of 55 studies found decreases […]

NORTH SUTTON, N.H., March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — A court order has led to the National Toxicology Program (NTP) releasing a finalized systematic review of fluoride’s neurotoxicity that was blocked by government officials and concealed from the public since May 2022, according to the Fluoride Action Network. The NTP reported 52 of 55 studies found decreases in child IQ with increased fluoride.“Our meta-analysis confirms results […]

The final report of a 6-year National Toxicology Program (NTP) review of fluoride neurotoxicity was blocked from public release by the Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Administrator in May 2022 according to the Fluoride Action Network (FAN). But under an agreement reached in an ongoing lawsuit against the EPA, the report was made public today along with a table of contents.Also released were […]

Compiled by Michael F. Dolan, PhDFluoride Overdosing Reported In Lancaster, PennsylvaniaCustomers of the Lancaster, Pennsylvania water system received 2.3 mg per liter fluoride in their water in late December, according to a report from February 3 on LancasterOnline. The level is nearly four times the government recommended concentration of 0.7 ppm.The report did not indicate the duration […]