When he was raising his children in a South Jersey community that had no fluoride in its water, U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-2nd) — a former dentist — said he gave them fluoride tablets along with a slate of vitamins. Fluoride changes the molecular structure of teeth and makes them “at least fifty percent […]
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RFK Jr. Is Correct: Fluoride Doesn’t Belong in Tap Water
Talking to the press, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. trampled on a still-sacred cow when he said, “We don’t need fluoride in our water.” It was not the first time Kennedy, whom President-elect Donald Trump has tapped to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, brought up the topic of water fluoridation. In an earlier […]
Arguments Over Appointees to Municipal Boards and Removing Fluoride from the City’s Water Among Topics Discussed
12/6/21 Caucus Excerpt: Milady Tejeda spoke up and asked Petrick if he would like to speak about R-657-12/21 – Prohibiting the use of fluoride in the city drinking water. Tejeda questioned how people would feel about this. Councilman B.J. Torres spoke up, “Fluoride might be a carcinogenic in the long run, and it’s been known […]
Atlantic City Water Utility Ran Out of Fluoride a Month Ago
Experts say water fluoridation is crucial in preventing tooth decay. Experts say water fluoridation has proved to be a safe and cost-effective way to reduce dental problems for more than 60 years. Today, water fluoridation is estimated to reduce tooth decay by 20%-40%. That’s why I found this news from the ACMUA to be concerning. […]
Fluoride Supply Issues for Atlantic City Municipal Utilities Authority
MPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER Atlantic City Municipal Utilities Authority (ACMUA) is Experiencing Fluoride Supply Issues ACMUA is providing notification that as of May 18, 2021, the ACMUA fluoride supply has been exhausted and the ACMUA has ceased feeding fluoride into the drinking water system. What should I do? · Children under the age […]
Your Turn: East Brunswick administration needs to ban fluoride in water
The East Brunswick Township Council meeting of May 4 to discuss fluoridation was carried out in admirable fashion. I would guess the objectives put forth were achieved. To wit, there was a plethora of pros and cons on this issue for East Brunswick. It was not a surprise that the mayor and his dentist group […]
NJ Legal Notice Treatments for control of nuisance aquatic vegetation in May
Flumioxazin Herbicide CAS No. 103361-09-7 Florpyrauxifen-benzyl Herbicide CAS No. 1390661-72-9 LEGAL NOTICE Treatments for control of nuisance aquatic vegetation may be conducted at the following lakes, ponds, or wetlands areas in the noted COUNTY: Municipality – Lake or Wetland Site, between 05/01/21-05/31/21. CAPE MAY: Cape May Point- Lake Lily, Cape May State Park ad TNC […]
East Brunswick council discusses removing fluoride from water; meeting scheduled for May
“This has been kicked around for over six years in and out of the purview of discussions at the council meetings. So I think it’s very important that we make some decisions regarding this, and stop kicking this down the road,” Spadafino said. “First of all … fluoride strengthens tooth enamel, especially baby teeth and […]
NJDEP Sues The United States Over PFAS Contamination
On January 14, 2021, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) filed suit against the United States to compel the United States to address immediately contamination of New Jersey groundwater with PFOA and PFOS from facilities owned or operated by the United States. The suit, which was brought pursuant to the federal Safe Drinking […]
Solvay Workers Found to Have Unregulated PFAS in Their Blood, Documents Show
The company, which says it now plans to phase out the chemicals, has known of potential risks for at least 15 years, internal studies show Little-known chemicals used by the manufacturer Solvay Specialty Polymers as replacements for now-regulated PFAS chemicals have been detected in the blood of company workers, according to documents obtained by Consumer […]