Washington — The ADA is asking Congress to include state and local water fluoridation systems in legislation to revitalize the nation’s infrastructure. In an April 30 letter to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, ADA President Daniel J. Klemmedson, D.D.S., M.D., and Executive Director Kathleen T. O’Loughlin, D.M.D., urged lawmakers to include a “one-time supplemental infusion […]
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.
CDC: Infographic: How Fluoride Works
Also available in Spanish (11×17) | Also available in Spanish (8×11) Image Source Text resize iconView Larger Download Infographic Poster (11×17) pdf icon[PDF – 260 KB] View Page In:pdf icon Available as an 8×11 Poster Page last reviewed: April 29, 2021 Content source: Division of Oral Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health […]
Town board votes fluoride out of Gosport’s water
Joanna Thompson’s $59.18 Gosport Municipal Utilities water bill for March included a notification that the town has stopped adding fluoride to the water. (Laura Lane / Hoosier Times) Spencer Evening World GOSPORT — Joanna Thompson was surprised by the message typed on her $59.18 Gosport Municipal Utilities water bill for March. ‘Town has stopped adding […]
CDC: Messages for Social Media: How Fluoride Works
Message 1 Creates a strong surface Copy and Paste the text below into the text field for Facebook or Twitter, using the image above: Fluoride in drinking water is taken in by teeth still developing below the gum to help create a strong surface, protecting the teeth from cavities. Message 2 Protects teeth all day […]
CDC: Animated Graphic: How Fluoride Works
Image Source Text resize iconView Larger Source Text How Fluoride Works Fluoride in drinking water is taken in by teeth still developing below the gum to help create a strong surface, protecting the teeth from cavities. In children and adults teeth are bathed in fluoride when drinking water, giving teeth the fluoride they need all […]
Recent US Government Funded Studies Link Fluoride Exposure to IQ Loss.
An interview with Paul Connett, Ph.D. Note: The views and opinions expressed here are those of the author (s) and contributor (s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher and editors of WholeFoods Magazine. Information in this interview is intended for educational and scientific purposes only. It is not intended as medical […]
Intalco fined for discharge violations
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The State Department of Ecology has released a summary of environmental penalties issued for the first quarter of 2021. Ecology issued over $83,000 in penalties of $1,000 or more from January through March. The Alcoa Intalco Aluminum was fined $2500 for several discharge violations. Ecology reports the Ferndale facility exceeded fluoride discharge […]
Spokane: City outlines deal to study water fluoridation
It’s not a green light, but it is a start. City officials outlined an agreement on Monday that would allow a study of fluoridation to move forward. It’s likely more than a year before any fluoride would be added to the city’s supply of drinking water, if ever, but the agreement would end a monthslong […]
Flupyradifurone; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions. Final Rule
Note from Fluoride Action Network: Structural formula for Flupyradifurone Insecticide; CAS No. 951659-40-8 August 2014 Human Health Risk Assessment August 2016 Human Health Risk Assessment SUMMARY: This regulation establishes time-limited tolerances for residues of the insecticide flupyradifurone including its degradates and metabolites in or on sugarcane, cane and sugarcane, molasses. This action is associated with […]
People exposed to PFAS could sue for medical monitoring costs, under US legislation
Chemical makers could have to pay for tests People who were significantly exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) could sue makers of these chemicals to pay for health monitoring, under a bill introduced in the US Congress April 22. If enacted into law, the legislation could mean significant liabilities for companies that did or […]