LANSING – The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) has issued a “do not eat” advisory for all fish taken from Clarks Marsh, south of the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base, in Iosco County. Pumpkinseed and bluegill fish samples were collected from the marsh in 2011. Laboratory analysis of the samples indicates that levels of […]
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Wired report examines fluoride effort that started in Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS — Our city became the first in the country to add fluoride to its municipal water system 67 years ago today, a public health triumph quickly duplicated elsewhere despite Cold War hysteria that fluoridation was part of a communist plot to poison the water supply. Today, more than two-thirds of public water systems […]
Hartland Township ends its water fluoridation program
Hartland Township in Livingston County has voted to immediately stop adding fluoride to its water system. The decision came after a long debate over rumored health risks and government control of water additives. Trustee Glenn Harper brought the issue to the board. He called it a health hazard and says people should decide individually whether […]
Hartland fluoride debate continues
The only comments at Tuesday’s public hearing on water fluoridation in Hartland Township were in favor of continuing to fluoridate the water supply, but some board members believe the overall silence of most water customers is more telling. Of the 800 or so families connected to the township’s water supply, fewer than five residents voiced […]
Hartland Township: Brushing up for decision on fluoride
To fluoridate or not to fluoridate? That will be the question Nov. 15 when the Hartland Township Board of Trustees hosts a public hearing to discuss its fluoridation program at 7 p.m. at Township Hall. The board recently raised the fluoridation discussion, with Trustee Glenn Harper advocating public discussion on the matter after reviewing several […]
Some say fluoride fights decay, others say it’s a hazard in water
The assertion is hard to ignore: “There is a poison in the tap water.” Those words and a picture of a faucet with a skull and crossbones were in a flyer about fluoride that Mt. Clemens officials found posted in the city during the debate over whether to continue adding fluoride to the city’s drinking […]
Mount Clemens city commission votes unanimously to end fluoridation
– Agenda item 9-C: Resolution rescinding the addition of fluoride at the City of Mount Clemens water filtration plant – Comment from one Commissioner: “… In looking into this… we realize that people have access to fluoride through toothpaste, mouthwash, dentist… the other issue is a cost issue… we will save over $40,000. I think […]
Dexter to begin adding more fluoride to water system
The Village of Dexter will begin adding a small amount of fluoride into its water system beginning the week of May 2. Currently, Dexter’s water contains approximately 0.4 parts per million (ppm), and an additional 0.3 ppm will be added to reach the current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines of 0.7 ppm, according […]
Marcellus ends fluoridation
Fluoride Action Network confirmed that the Village of Marcellus held a public hearing to end fluoridation on February 24, 2011, and officially ended fluoridation on March 17. The Detroit Free Press mentioned it in a June 27, 2011, article.
Grand Rapids: Five Decades Later, Fluoride Fight Continues
GRAND RAPIDS— It’s an issue that has been the center of controversy for decades. Dentists credit adding fluoride to our drinking water supply for a decrease in tooth decay, but a growing number of critics say it’s time to stop. Brian Nylaan, DDS, runs a practice in Kent County. “It’s got a 55 year proven […]