Note from Fluoride Action Network: “Since all methods [to remove fluoride] produce a sludge with very high concentration of fluoride that has to be disposed of, only water for drinking and cooking purposes should be treated, particularly in the developing countries.” Reference: Fluorosis (see Interventions), World Health Organization Highlights Fluoride removal from water using ‘adsorption’ […]
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.
First Nation drinking water quality discussed
A main topic discussed at the 32nd Assembly of First Nations was the state of health and social development among First Nations communities. It was the subject at one of four strategy sessions that took place during the Annual General Assembly, which has been going on the past three days in Moncton. Key issues included […]
Tamworth: Fluoride claims will finally be reviewed after protests
AFTER a long, hard-fought battle, claims that too much fluoride in Tamworth’s water supply is harmful to residents will finally be reviewed by councillors. Protesters packed out the public gallery at Marmion House on Tuesday night offering a united front against councillors they felt had previously ignored the issue. But a petition, signed by more […]
Southampton: South Central SHA has time to introduce fluoride to Southampton’s water
HEALTH chiefs will have the time they need to put fluoride in Hampshire’s tap water supplies before their organisation is axed, the Daily Echo can reveal. Anti-fluoride campaigners had hoped Government plans to scrap regional health bodies next spring would mean the South Central Strategic Health Authority (SHA) couldn’t get the framework in place before […]
New Mexico: Contractor selected to build Uranium Hexafluoride deconversion plant
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International Isotopes Inc has selected a team headed by engineering and construction company Parsons to design and build a facility to deconvert depleted uranium hexafluoride. International Isotopes announced the selection of Parsons as the prime contractor for the project to build the 6500 tonnes per year plant near Hobbs, New Mexico. Parsons will lead a […]
Showa Denko (SDK) to raise prices of high-purity fluorine-based gases for electronics
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Tokyo, July 14, 2011 – (JCN Newswire) – Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) has decided to increase prices of its high-purity fluorine-based gases for electronics. Specifically, SDK will increase prices of high-purity FC-116 (C2F6) and FC-14 (CF4) gases by 500 yen per kilogram each as from shipments on August 1, 2011. SDK will start contacting its […]
Waterloo: Crown proceeds with case against Ontario Dental Association
Provincial prosecutors are proceeding with a charge that the Ontario Dental Association breached the Ontario Municipal Elections Act during last year’s fluoridation referendum. The Crown is looking to confirm the trial dates in Kitchener’s Provincial Offences Court on Aug. 11, after a series of pre-trial motions. “The matters are in the process of being set […]
Cumbria: Barrow and South Lakeland are the worst areas in the country for tooth decay
Figures reveal Barrow and South Lakeland are the worst areas in the country for tooth decay CHILDREN in Barrow and South Lakeland have the worst rates of tooth decay in the country. Figures from the Department of Health have revealed that the rate of children’s tooth decay in both areas sits right at the bottom […]
Philomath Council to reconsider fluoride ban
For nearly two hours Monday night, 25 people waded into the issue of whether the Philomath City Council should stick by its decision to remove fluoride from the city’s drinking water — or reconsider the controversial decision. The council then decided to postpone making a decision until its Aug. 8 meeting on whether to reconsider […]
Sulfuryl fluoride: Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) opposes phase out!
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Following the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) denial of Dow AgroSciences’ request for an administrative hearing to keep sulfuryl fluoride on the market, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) sent a letter to the agency on June 29, 2011 opposing EPA’s phase-out of the toxic fumigant pesticide, which is marketed as a substitute for the outdated, […]