President Trump’s Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has drawn criticism for his desire to remove fluoride from the water supply. According to PBS, the American Dental Association president said, “When government officials like Secretary Kennedy stand behind the commentary of misinformation and distrust peer-reviewed research, it is injurious to […]
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FDA to review prescription fluoride supplements for kids at risk for tooth decay
The Trump administration is inching closer to banning fluoride tablets and drops often prescribed to kids who don’t have access to fluoridated drinking water and are at high risk for mouths full of decayed teeth. On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration will host a public meeting featuring both supporters and opponents of fluoride supplements. […]
The Dangers of Fluoride – Dr. Remington Nevin
Dr. Remington Nevin discusses his research about the history of natural fluoridation and the dangers of adding what we have come to know as “Fluoride,” an industrial waste product to municipal water treatment systems. He is leading the charge to have it banned because of the high-risk of neuro-toxity and cognitive damage. His full report is attached […]
The FDA Might Ban Fluoride Supplements. Dentists Are Upset
Dr. James H. Bekker made it clear while standing at a podium in front of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Silver Spring, Md. on July 23: there is no way to replace fluoride supplements if the government decides to take them off the market. In communities without fluoridated water, these supplements are […]
Virginia towns end adding fluoride to water, Charlottesville and Albemarle County to continue
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) – Fluoride in drinking water has long been considered a public health win, but some Virginia towns are pulling the plug. Two Virginia towns in the Shenandoah Valley, Luray and Timberville, have voted to stop adding fluoride to their water. That decision passed in June, according to reporting from Radio IG. Now […]
‘The stuff of nightmares’: Philly nonprofit sues EPA over deadly chemical used at refineries
A deadly chemical used at a refinery south of Philadelphia and dozens of others across the country poses an “unreasonable risk” to human health and the environment, according to a group of environmental nonprofits. The Philadelphia-based Clean Air Council, California-based Communities for a Better Environment and the Natural Resources Defense Council sued the federal government […]
These Virginia towns are moving away from water fluoridation
Two Virginia towns have voted to stop adding fluoride to their water supply, citing cost savings between $10,000 and $20,000 each year. Nationally, the Environmental Protection Agency said in April that it’s begun a review of the practice’s safety. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls fluoridation a safe, effective and cost-saving measure. Luray’s […]
Bill would require independent review of EPA water fluoridation guidance
An ADA-supported bill introduced in Congress July 21 aims to strengthen the scientific basis behind federal water fluoridation guidelines. The Protect Our Treatment for Enamel, Erosion and Tooth Health Act, or TEETH Act, would require the Environmental Protection Agency to commission an independent, rapid-response evidence review from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine […]
‘Perversion of Public Health’: EPA Appeals Landmark Ruling That Fluoride Poses ‘Unreasonable Risk’ to Kids’ Health
The EPA appealed a U.S. district judge’s ruling which ordered the agency to set new rules on water fluoridation, alleging the judge overstepped legal statute when he allowed substantive new evidence to be presented during the trial. In a landmark decision handed down Sept. 24, 2024, District Judge Edward Chen ruled that fluoridation at currently recommended levels […]
Trump admin fights historic fluoride ruling
The Trump administration is fighting a court ruling that would require EPA to regulate fluoride in drinking water as a threat to children’s brain development. Department of Justice attorneys argue the risk to children is “not caused by the addition of fluoride to drinking water, and no remedy available in this case will redress it,” […]