For as long as I can remember, I have bought into the gospel of fluoride, believing that my teeth would surely rot out of my head without its protection. So it felt a little bit illicit, recently, when I purchased a box of German fluoride-free kids’ toothpaste for my daughter. The toothpaste came in blue, […]
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.
Fluoridation: Science & Politics
The seduction of the magic potion narrative is timeless. So, too, are the narratives of betrayal. This episode explores the 20th century magic potion narrative of water or salt fluoridation being safe practices that effectively prevents cavities, and the 21st century science that reveals that fluoridation is not only a mythology that profits various stakeholders, […]
As bans spread, fluoride in drinking water divides communities across the US
MONROE, N.C. — Regina Barrett, a 69-year-old retiree who lives in this small North Carolina city southeast of Charlotte, has not been happy with her tap water for a while. “Our water has been cloudy and bubbly and looks milky,” said Barrett, who blames fluoride, a mineral that communities across the nation have for decades […]
California leads US emissions of sulfuryl fluoride: State emits more than rest of country combined, study finds
California, a state known for its aggressive greenhouse gas reduction policies, is ironically the nation’s greatest emitter of one: sulfuryl fluoride. As much as 17% of global emissions of this gas, a common pesticide for treating termites and other wood-infesting insects, stem from the United States. The majority of those emissions trace back to just […]
The Nation Can’t Afford Further Backsliding on Public Health
Vaccines. Water fluoridation. Quarantines and isolation. These are critical public health strategies with a proven track record of preventing disease. In fact, they are recognized as effective, with vaccines and water fluoridation cited among the 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century, contributing to dramatic improvements in health and life expectancy in the United States. […]
Hang on! The U.S. government is POISONING American cities with Fluoride? | Redacted w Natali Morris
Is fluoride in the water bad for you? The government knows it is and has been forced to admit it in a landmark lawsuit in California. Journalist Derrick Broze has been following this acutely. He fills us in on why this case has been left out of the mainstream media and what we have learned […]
BIPARTISAN BILL WOULD FUND CDC ORAL HEALTH INITIATIVES
Senators Richard Durbin, D-Ill, and Roger Marshall, R-Kan, introduced a bill that would reauthorize programs relating to oral health promotion and disease prevention by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) through 2028. The bill, S. 3597, the Promoting Dental Health Act, was applauded by the American Dental Association and highlighted the federal government’s role in preventing […]
Toxic Ingredients in Toothpaste: This Will Make You Think
Fluoride Fluoride is a touchy subject for many of us with conflicting opinions. Certain sites like the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Technology are concerned. A study was done on health risks associated with fluoride. However, the American Dental Association supports fluoride and says it’s important. You’ll have to make up your own mind. […]
The Unexpected Reason You Can’t Ever Find Toothpaste In Your Hotel Room
When packing for a trip, we often rely on hotels to provide the essentials: body soap, shampoo, and maybe even a sewing kit. However, one common item is conspicuously absent from the vast majority of hotel bathrooms around the world: toothpaste. The omission of toothpaste is a curious phenomenon, given that it’s a hygiene item […]
Fluoride Has Its Day In Court
If you go to any search engine and search “water fluoridation” you will invariably be met with results that are decidedly pro-fluoridation with statements like “fluoride prevents tooth decay” or “fluoride prevents tooth loss in 40%-70% of adults”. You will have to scroll through several pages of search results, something most people do not bother with, to find any dissenting voices […]