Scientists find toxic metals linked to autism in popular toothpaste

A startling new investigation has uncovered toxic heavy metals lurking in some of America’s most trusted toothpaste brands, including those made for children. Lead Safe Mama, a small business focused on lead-poisoning prevention, sent 51 toothpaste products to an independent lab for testing. The lineup included household names like Crest, Colgate, Sensodyne, Orajel, Burt’s Bees, Tom’s of Maine, […]

FDA Moves to Get Fluoride Prescription Drugs for Kids Off the Market

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is “initiating action” to remove children’s concentrated ingestible fluoride prescription drug products from the market. The drugs, which come in tablets and lozenges, are routinely prescribed to children in the U.S. as a means to prevent cavities. They can be prescribed to babies as young as 6 months old. Overwhelming scientific research shows […]

US FDA aims to remove fluoride supplements for children from market

May 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it is starting a process to remove fluoride supplements for children from the market, the latest federal action against the tooth-strengthening mineral. Fluoride is a mineral that occurs naturally in water, soil and air that has been demonstrated to prevent dental cavities […]

FDA Begins Action To Remove Ingestible Fluoride Prescription Drug Products for Children from the Market

FDA News Release For Immediate Release: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced that it is initiating action to remove concentrated ingestible fluoride prescription drug products for children from the market. Unlike toothpaste with fluoride or fluoride rinses, these products are swallowed and ingested by infants and toddlers. They have also never been […]

FDA and RFK Jr. aim to remove fluoride supplements used to protect kids’ teeth

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators announced plans Tuesday to phase out fluoride-containing supplements sometimes used to strengthen children’s teeth, opening a new front in Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s effort against a mainstay of dental care. READ MORE: How Utah dentists are preparing patients for the first statewide fluoride ban The Food and […]

FDA moves to take prescription fluoride supplements off the market

The US Food and Drug Administration says it is starting the process to remove prescription fluoride tablets and drops from the market. These products are typically prescribed for babies and children who are at high risk of tooth decay because they drink water that doesn’t contain added fluoride. In Utah, for example, state health officials […]