In the US, 1500 scientist, lawyers and other professionals from the Environmental Protection Agency have called for an end to water fluoridation. As far back as 1997, their union stated: “Our review of the body of evidence over the last eleven years, including animal and human epidemiology studies, indicate a causal link between fluoride/fluoridation and […]
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Virginia Water Utilities to Reduce Fluoride in Water
Most utilities in Virginia add fluoride to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay. But in much of western Tidewater — unlike anywhere else in the mid-Atlantic — groundwater tapped by thousands of homes and businesses contains so much fluoride that it can stain teeth brown. To combat this unflattering condition, called fluorosis, and to […]
Bill offers 2nd chance for fluoridation
The dental community for decades has told Americans that fluoride is key to keeping children’s choppers in top shape. But in a handful of Ohio communities, residents tapped into municipal sources are swallowing fluoride-free water. “If you come to Springfield and you talk to most of our residents, they’ll say, ‘What, we don’t have fluoride […]
Mom leads anti-fluoride effort
Thursday, June 07, 2001 – COLORADO SPRINGS – Lisa McLaughlin was reading the newspaper a few months ago when she saw a small notice about the city’s intent to add fluoride to the water in northern and eastern Colorado Springs to prevent tooth decay. McLaughlin, a former high school teacher who is now a stay-at-home […]
Quimica Fluor Speaks About Safety Issues and April Matamoros Acid Spill
Javier Martínez, head of Human Resources at Quimica Fluor, said that the April 16 escape of hydrofluoric acid never put human health at risk but did affect agricultural land. Quimica Fluor, owned by the Carso Group and E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. Inc, is a Matamoros producer of anhydrous hydrofluoric acid. Martínez said that […]
Calgary citizens group campaigning to rid water supply of fluoride
A grassroots group of citizens has begun a campaign to rid the water supply of fluoride. Patriots on Guard hope to deliver 14,000 flyers weekly to draw attention to the fluoridation issue, provided they can enlist volunteers and donations. “It’s wrong to impose poison on people,” says spokesman Fred Kyburz. The group has conducted previous […]
Citizen opposition sinks plan to fluoridate Harper, KS
HARPER – Citizen concerns were enough to ax a Harper City Council plan to fluoridate the municipal water supply, which the council voted to suspend by a 7-1 vote Tuesday evening. Harper Mayor Ron Holt said the plan had been in the works for almost two years, but discussion following a May 14 public meeting […]
Value of Fluoride in Water Still Debated
Susan Augustoni isn’t sure she wants to spend $9,000 filtering fluoride out of the water that comes into her new Superior home. But she’s also nervous not to. “Can we be absolutely assured that we are not poisoning ourselves?” said Augustoni, a nutritionist. “With all of my research, I have found the answer to be […]
Fluoride backers gain toothhold in Western, Maryland
In a small Western Maryland dental clinic, William Tompkins examines X-rays that reveal the ravages of decay in the smile of a 4-year-old girl. Glowing clearly from the fuzzy image of her mouth is the metal of 12 fresh fillings. “That’s half her teeth,” Tompkins says, shaking his head. “My friends in Washington tell me […]
Israel Union for Environmental Defense Challenging Government Policy on Fluoridation
FAN’s regional contact in Israel, Betsy Ramsay , has provided the following update on the fluoridation situation there. The news is encouraging, as one of Israel’s most prominent environmental organizations, the Israel Union for Environmental Defense (IUED), is actively opposing the government’s drive to mandate the fluoridation of every Israeli public water supply. According to […]