The Trump administration has identified ultra-processed foods and chemical exposure as potential hazards in its plan to improve the health of American children, but does not propose widespread restrictions on such foods or pesticides, according to a draft of the report obtained by The Washington Post. Instead, the “Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy” — […]
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.
Shedding light on fluoride in tea: a roadmap to safer brews
Fluoride absorbed by the leaves is transferred to the leaf tips and edges, chelates with metal ions, and the complexes are deposited in the leaves. Fluoride can be transferred from old leaves to new tips. Fluoride from soil and water can form complexes with organic acids and aluminum, which are stored in the leaves of […]
Troubled waters? The future of drinking water in the U.S.
From fluoride to “forever chemicals,” drinking water has been in the spotlight this year. In a Q&A, Yale epidemiologist Nicole Deziel discusses the water we drink today — and what’s on tap for the future. In 1945, Grand Rapids, Michigan, made history — as the first city in the world to add small amounts of fluoride […]
How safe is fluoridated water? A look at new research
As the debate over the safety of adding fluoride to community water supplies roils federal institutions and state and local governments alike, it is incumbent for those exploring such a contentious public health to examine their sources. Buy vitamins and supplements Since 1901, fluoride research in the United States has been linked with pediatrics and […]
Scientists find a way to turn forever chemicals into fluoride
As concerns mount over “forever chemicals,” researchers in Australia said they have found a way to turn those chemicals into fluoride, an ingredient used in toothpaste and other applications. However, there have also been concerns raised about fluoride. Here’s what we know. For more, stream KCBS Radio now. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are also […]
Trump EPA Seeks Reversal of Ruling That Typical Levels of Drinking Water Fluoridation Present an Unreasonable Risk to Health
As reported in our February 13, 2025, blog item, on January 17, 2025, the Biden U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a notice of appeal of the September 2024 lower court decision finding that the plaintiffs established by a preponderance of the evidence that the levels of fluoride typical in drinking water in the United States […]
EPA Appeals Fluoride Trial With Claims That the Plaintiffs All Lacked “standing” and That The Judge Had “Commandeered” the Trial
On September 25th of 2024 Judge Edward Chen ruled that water fluoridation poses an unreasonable risk to children’s brains. His ruling appeared to hand an ultimate victory over fluoridation to the plaintiffs as the judge ordered the EPA to make a new rule to address the neurotoxicity of fluoride. But on July 18, 2025, the […]
Poll: Americans largely don’t support federal changes to child health programs
Over the last six months, there have been several policy changes affecting children’s nutrition benefits, vaccine mandates, and more. A new survey from Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health reveals how American adults view these recent federal actions and proposals. The Emory-Rollins National Child Policy Poll is a nationally representative survey conducted by the […]
Use of Orally Ingestible Unapproved Prescription Drug Products Containing Fluoride in Pediatric Pop.
The Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA, in cooperation with the Food and Drug Administration, convened a hybrid public meeting to gather input on the clinical use and safety concerns associated with orally ingestible unapproved prescription drug products containing fluoride for use in children. (0:00) Welcome (4:50) Opening Remarks (11:55) Session 1: Scope of Use of […]
A Cardiologist’s Cri De Coeur for Keeping Fluoride in Water
In 1728, in “Le Chirurgien Dentiste” (The Surgeon Dentist), Pierre Fauchard — widely regarded as the father of modern dentistry — referred to significant frustrations from the “rise of people who without theory or experience” and “without principles or method” degraded the practice of dentistry. Today we face similar frustrations as America stands on the […]