Introduction – Every 2 years the Sierra Club Yolano Group prepares questionnaires for candidates in local races we deem to be seriously contested and/or where there are clear differences between the candidates on matters of interest to the public and/or our local Sierra Club members. We use questionnaires with written responses to allow the candidates […]
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.
Popular bottled water brands contain toxic ‘forever chemicals,’ Consumer Reports finds
Americans drink more bottled water than coffee, tea, milk, soft drinks or any other beverage — billions of gallons a year in all, according to industry statistics. That impressive thirst has drawn scrutiny about what’s in the bottle. Consumer Reports recently tested 47 bottled waters — including 35 noncarbonated and 12 carbonated options — and […]
The ban on the use of fluoride in biathlon will come into force from the season-2021/22
The ban on the use of fluoride in biathlon and cross-country skiing will come into force from the 2021/22 season, reports TASS citing the International Biathlon Union (IBU) and the International Ski Federation (FIS). It is noted that the start date of the ban was decided to be postponed to the season due to the […]
NY WIC webinar to discuss fluoridation in context of infant oral health.
5.) Teeth for Two: An Overview of Perinatal and Infant Oral Health December 17th, 2020 9:30AM -11:30AM Click here to register Increases in interprofessional training and state and federal efforts have led to a greater emphasis on perinatal and infant oral health education and practice. WIC programs play a critical role in educating and encouraging participants to […]
Dentists plead for fluoridation and pain relief service as infections increase.
More people are suffering potentially life-threatening brain, lung and heart infections as a result of severe and untreated tooth decay, dentists say. Christchurch Hospital special needs dentist Juliet Gray said she had received 33 referrals for patients hospitalised with lung, brain and heart infections caused by bacteria from decayed teeth in the last year. The […]
Technology transfer of high-flow rate fluoride and iron removal developed
The Technology Transfer took place over a Virtual Platform in the presence of Prof. Harish Hirani, Director, CSIR-CMERI, Durgapur. Prof. Hirani, during the event stated, “This Community Level Water Purification System has a Flow-Rate capacity of 10,000 Ltr/hr and uses commonly available raw materials such as sand, gravel and adsorbent materials. It comprises a three-stage […]
Scientists call for independent probe of Canadian professor’s research linking fluoride to lower IQ
Note from Fluoride Action Network– Whatever happened to the Canadian media? In the past they had the ability to write about controversy with integrity. Apparently no more. While we have no expectations from the National Post and the Calgary newspapers, which disgrace themselves whenever fluoride is the subject, our expectations of the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting […]
[Preliminary Screening for the Urban Forest Against Combined Air Pollution]
Abstract in English; Article in Chinese Combined air pollution has become one of the most important city diseases in China. The construction of an urban forest not only needs landscape aesthetics, but also requires selecting a plant of high comprehensive tolerance threshold based on the needs of the ecological environment of each city, which has […]
PFAS concentration during pregnancy in relation to cardiometabolic health and birth outcomes
Highlights PFAS exposure was ubiquitous in a sample of third-trimester pregnant women in the U.S. Serum concentrations of PFDA, PFNA, and PFOS were associated with total cholesterol and triglycerides during pregnancy. PFAS exposure was largely not associated with gestational age at birth or birth weight. Abstract Introduction Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are persistent organic […]
Loveland will bring citizen fluoridation concerns to utilities commission
Shiloh Thompson, lead plant operator of the Loveland Water Treatment Plant, looks through a window into the Fluorosilicic room at the plant as he talks Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, about how they use fluoride in the water treatment process. (Jenny Sparks / Loveland Reporter-Herald) Senior staffer says presentation will take place after December A presentation […]