The following was added to the National Toxicology website on April 28, 2022: see https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/whatwestudy/assessments/noncancer/completed/fluoride/index.html Topic Overview CASRN: 16984-48-8 Status: Topic under evaluation Background Information Fluoride is added to municipal water supplies and dental products, such as toothpaste, to prevent or reduce tooth decay. People are primarily exposed to fluoride from drinking water and use […]
News Archive
Welcome to the Fluoride Action Network News Archive. The FAN News Archive serves as an historical repository for fluoride news stories, positive or negative. Since FAN catalogs all news stories on fluoride, our news section remains a reliable database of all published fluoride news.
Our news database is categorized by country, state/province, and industry. This collection of articles is constantly being updated with the most recent global news on fluoride-related issues and events.
Fluoride, Science, and the NTP’s Agenda
In 2019, critics of fluoride and fluoridation were thrilled to see the National Toxicology Program (NTP) draft a monograph citing some of the same safety concerns they had been raising. Citing NTP’s draft document, opponents to fluoridation declared that science was on their side. However, earlier this month, this fallacy came crashing down like a […]
NTP To Downgrade Fluoride Monograph After Second Critical NAS Review
Excerpts: The National Toxicology Program (NTP) has decided to downgrade its draft fluoride monograph to a “state of the science” document that will not reach a conclusion on hazards posed by the chemical after the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) criticized the latest draft in a new peer review, the program has confirmed to Inside […]
According to Fluoride Action Network, the NAS strengthens findings on fluoride’s neurotoxicity
The Fluoride Action Network (FAN), a non-profit group dedicated to education on fluoride’s toxicity, finds that the National Academies of Sciences’ (NAS) recent peer-review of the National Toxicology Program’s (NTP) revised report, strengthens the NTP’s conclusion that “fluoride is presumed to be a cognitive neurodevelopmental hazard to humans” lowering the IQ of children. FAN agrees with the […]
National Academies ’strongly recommends’ third revision to fluoride monograph
Note from the Fluoride Action Network, See FAN’s press release Panel finds insufficient evidence linking fluoridation to neurocognitive development Washington — The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is strongly recommending that the National Toxicology Program revise its draft monograph to make clear that “much of the evidence presented comes from studies that involve […]
National Academies rejects the NTP draft report about fluoride
Note from the Fluoride Action Network, See FAN’s press release WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — For the second time in two years, a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) committee has issued a review rejecting the National Toxicology Program’s (NTP) assertion that fluoride negatively affects humans’ cognitive abilities. In its newly released review, […]
National Academies Complete Review of National Toxicology Program’s Second Draft Monograph on Fluoride Exposure and Neurodevelopmental and Cognitive Effects
WASHINGTON — The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released today a review of the National Toxicology Program’s (NTP) second draft of the monograph Systematic Review of Fluoride Exposure and Neurodevelopmental and Cognitive Health Effects. The committee that wrote the National Academies report was tasked with reviewing the second draft of the monograph and […]
NTP Systematic Review of Fluoride to be released in February
Reports Scheduled for Release in February Release dates for the following consensus reports and proceedings from the National Academies depend on successful completion of the review process and publishing schedules. Reporters who would like to be notified when a report is due for release should contact the Office of News and Public Information (e-mail news@nas.edu) […]
ADA urges National Toxicology Program to reconsider monograph
Association sends comments ahead of National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hearing Washington — The ADA is reaffirming its support of the safety of community water fluoridation and asking the National Toxicology Program to change its classification of fluoride from a presumed neurotoxin to an unknown neurotoxin. The Association shared this request with the […]
TSCA Plaintiffs Charge New NTP Report Underestimates Fluoride’s Risks
The Fluoride Action Network (FAN), one of the groups suing EPA to bar drinking water fluoridation under TSCA, says the National Toxicology Program’s (NTP) draft monograph showing fluoride exposure can cause cognitive developmental harm in children underestimates risk, particularly at lower exposures, signaling the draft may not provide significant support for the group’s suit. Chris […]