SPRING HILL — City leaders voted unanimously Monday to quit adding fluoride to city water. Alderman Amy Wurth asked the Board of Mayor and Aldermen for the change, saying that not all city residents may need the supplement because it appears in many more sources than it did in 1945, when fluor- idation began as […]
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Critics want stop to government promotion of water fluoridation
KNOXVILLE (WATE) – The controversy over the use of fluoride in drinking water continues. Several legislators are taking a stand, asking that federal officials not promote or endorse water fluoridation. Fluoride has been added to drinking water in the U.S. since the 1940s. The goal was to help prevent tooth decay. “Nowadays we see anywhere […]
Legislators ask State Health Department not to promote water fluoridation
A bipartisan group of Republican and Democrat legislators in the Tennessee House of Representatives has sent a letter to State Health Commissioner Susan Cooper, asking that she direct state health department employees to halt activities that promote the practice of water fluoridation. The group includes Beth Harwell, Speaker of the House, legislator-physician Dr. Joey Hensley, […]
Tenn. House Speaker and other Legislators call for halt to State promotion of fluoridation
A bipartisan group of Republican and Democrat legislators in the Tennessee House of Representatives sent a letter today to State Health Commissioner Susan Cooper, asking that she direct State Health Department employees to halt activities that promote the practice of water fluoridation. The group includes Beth Harwell, Speaker of the House, legislator-physician Dr. Joey Hensley, […]
Tellico takes fluoride out of water
… In old business, the board tackled fluoride usage in the water. At their Sept. meeting, city officials voted to survey citizens about the usage of fluoride in the water. Recent changes no longer mandate fluoride to be used. Sheets were placed at city hall for citizens to vote when they paid their water bill. […]
Selmer lets facts determine the outcome of fluoridation debate
Despite the majority of members’ continuing support for the public policy of water fluoridation, the Town of Selmer’s Board of Aldermen unanimously enacted a water additive accountability ordinance that is expected to halt any further use of the fluoridation product that has been the focus of the Board for more than a year. On June […]
Editorial: Give public notice. Let people know if fluoridation is to stop
The state House should follow the Senate’s lead and approve a bill that would require Tennessee public utilities to provide notification if they intend to stop fluoridating their water systems. Fluoride is commonly added to water to reduce the risk of tooth decay, particularly in children. In 2007, The Leaf-Chronicle reported on the fact that […]
Senate approves bill requiring notice if fluoridation stops
NASHVILLE — Tennessee public utilities would have to provide notice if they stop fluoridation of their water systems under a proposal that was unanimously approved by the Senate. The measure sponsored by Democratic Sen. Tim Barnes of Clarksville was approved 32-0 on Thursday. Utilities would have to notify the state within 10 days of the […]
Sen. Barnes: Water districts should give fluoride notification
NASHVILLE – Sen. Tim Barnes, D-Adams, is sponsoring a bill requiring utility districts to notify customers if they stop adding fluoride to their water supply, in hopes of avoiding future concerns like those that arose in Montgomery County. “There has been an ongoing debate about fluoride in water supplies, and we need to have a […]
Lebanon: Most neighbor cities fluoridate water
Editor’s Note: This is the third part of a series regarding whether to once again add fluoride in Lebanon’s water supply. The Wilson Post on Friday will look at possible health risks versus health benefits of adding fluoride in the city’s water. Lebanon is one of the only local water municipalities that chooses not to […]