Public Comments Date: Friday, March 19, 2021 to Monday, May 3, 2021 The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) intends to list perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) (CAS RN 335-67-1) as known to the state to cause cancer under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65[1]). This […]
From: Public Health England Published: 19 March 2021 Documents Inequalities in oral health in England: summary (html) 1.-Executive Summary 2.-Document Summary 2.1-Purpose of the report 2.2-Introduction 2.3 –Epidemiological surveys, cancer registers and NHS service data 2.4 –Published literature on inequalities Protected characteristics Vulnerable groups Barriers to dental service utilisation Future research is needed 2.5 –Reducing […]
Dr Arun Natarajan, a paediatric dental specialist at Christchurch Hospital, says research shows poverty is linked to poor oral health. (First published in 2020 Canterbury dentists have praised the Government’s decision to take responsibility for water fluoridation from councils, saying it will reduce child tooth decay. The announcement was “a huge step forward” for equity, […]
Note from Fluoride Action Network: All three individuals asked to comment below are fluoridation proponents: • Professor Barry Borman: 2012 response to Choi; 2015 study • Matt Hobbs: 2020 study • Professor Murray Thomson: Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago; Comments in 2013 and in 2017; Expert comment supplied by Science Media Centre The SMC […]
National’s health spokesman Dr Shane Reti says the Government’s move to take control of fluoridation away from councils and give it to Ashley Bloomfield is an “over-reach”. Associate Health Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall announced her intention to centralise the often controversial practice on Thursday. Fluoride is a chemical added to more than half of New […]
Councils will no longer have control over New Zealand’s water fluoridation, with Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield set to take the reins. Associate Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall announced on Thursday a proposed amendment to the Health (Fluoridation of Drinking Water) Amendment Bill, a draft legislation from the former National Government that intended […]
Three schools in the Hudson Valley have “Do Not Drink” advisories after two PFAS chemicals were found above New York state’s contamination limits. These are among the first schools with the higher levels since the state adopted new maximum contaminant levels for PFOA and PFOS over the summer. The New York state Department of Health […]
Synopsis. In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said of the 6,061 arsenic-affected habitations, more than half or 3,115 are in West Bengal, followed by 2,291 in Assam, 385 in Bihar and 222 in Uttar Pradesh. There are 6,061 arsenic-affected and 4,592 fluoride-affected human habitations […]
Water fluoridation now accessible for small water systems March 18, 2021 – A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funded research initiative offers access to optimally fluoridated water for up to 19 million people in the U.S. for the first time. The new fluoridation method is designed to dissolve in a small amount of […]
The government has proposed a law change to give the Director-General of Health control of water fluoridation. It is picking up the Health (Fluoridation of Drinking Water) Amendment Bill which was first introduced by the previous National government in 2016. The bill as it stands proposes decision-making on fluoridation be shifted from local authorities to […]
