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A lot of research has been dedicated to understanding what makes people believe in conspiracies – and how they might be able to climb out of the rabbit hole again. Conspiracies do happen. The Watergate scandal in the 1970s, which led to the resignation of US President Richard Nixon, is arguably the most infamous example. […]

Parents who claim they were duped by cartoon-laden bottles of a fluoride mouthwash cleared their first legal challenge Thursday when an Illinois federal judge allowed their deceptive labeling claims to continue against two oral health care companies. Original article online at: https://www.law.com/2025/10/06/claims-fluoride-mouthwash-packaging-improperly-targets-children-can-move-forward-judge-rules/

Perrigo Co. and Ranir LLC failed to defeat parents’ claims that their mouthwashes, which are designed to appeal to kids, don’t clearly alert consumers that ingesting a key ingredient, fluoride, can harm young children, a federal court ruled Thursday. Judge Lindsay C. Jenkins, with the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, denied […]

An international team of researchers has developed a novel method for defluorination polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and other per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which overcomes limitations of traditional high-energy or high-temperature defluorination processes. The technique enables room-temperature defluorination with high fluorine recovery, using sodium dispersion as a key reagent. PTFE is widely used in applications such as […]

AMERICAN FORK, UT, UNITED STATES, October 1, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ — The American Dental Hygienist Association (ADHA) in conjunction with Xlear, a leader in hygiene products, filed a citizen petition with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) urging the FDA to formally recognize xylitol as an approved Over-the-Counter (OTC) active ingredient in dental hygiene products, […]

The sugar industry has manipulated scientific research on fluoride since the 1930s — exaggerating its benefits, suppressing concerns about serious side effects and shifting attention away from sugar’s role in tooth decay, according to a study published Monday in the journal Environmental Health. Internal sugar industry and dental organization documents, analyzed by the study’s author Christopher Neurath, […]

With the release of the ADA’s new edition of Fluoridation Facts, readers can learn the answers to hundreds of frequently asked questions about community water fluoridation and the latest scientific research. Fluoridation Facts — the Association’s free resource on fluoridation that examines the mineral’s effectiveness, safety, practice and cost-effectiveness — works to assist policymakers and the […]

The sugar industry and companies that make sweet drinks and foods have spent nearly a century downplaying sugar’s role in health problems and distorting the science around fluoride — and the practice continues today, according to a new study.  The study, published in the journal Environmental Health, adds to evidence that the industry promoted fluoride as […]

Solvay is to cease production of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA)-related organics by early 2026 at its site in Bad Wimpfen, Germany. It will also phase out production of some inorganics, including hydrogen fluoride, there by the end of 2026. This is all part of wider measures to position Bad Wimpfen as a global hub for its […]

Just 15 months after receiving an award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for excellence in community water fluoridation, the city of Grayling, Michigan, changed course. With little notice or fanfare, council members voted unanimously in May to end Grayling’s decadeslong treatment program. The city shut down the equipment used to deliver the […]