The nation’s oral health has greatly improved since the 1960s, but not all Americans have equal access to these improvements.1 Some racial/ethnic and socioeconomic groups have worse oral health2 as a result of the social determinants of health—conditions in the places where people are born, live, learn, work, and play.3, 4 For example, some […]
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.
Can Mouthwash Really Help With Maskne?
Excerpt … If you are interested in adding an antiseptic mouthwash to your beauty routine, not all mouthwashes are created equal, Dr. Mello warns. “Mouthwashes with alcohol and fluoride have been associated with perioral dermatitis, which can mimic acne or maskne,” she explains. “If you are rinsing with a fluoride or alcohol rinse, and then […]
City of Merrill fluoride discussions “dead in the water”
After more than six months of considering the issue of whether or not to remove fluoride from the City of Merrill’s water supply, the issue is, at least for the moment, dead in the water… *To read the full article go to https://merrillfotonews.com/2021/02/03/city-fluoride-discussions-dead-in-the-water/
Just add water: Alcoa proposes discharging cyanide [and fluoride] into Badin Lake
Badin Lake is a popular fishing and swimming destination. It is also a drinking water supply for the Badin, New London and Albemarle in Stanly County. (File photo: Lisa Sorg) To try to comply with state water quality requirements, the company has a creative, if dubious solution. A proposed deal between Alcoa and the NC […]
Letter: It would be irresponsible of Worcester to mandate water fluoridation
Linda Young, professor of pediatrics at the UMass Medical School, published a commentary in the current issue of Worcester Medicine endorsing water fluoridation that is filled with half-truths, and misleading advice. Most distressing, are her errors of omission. The main reason to reject fluoridation in 2021 is because fluoride has been found to be a […]
Court denies US EPA call to remand sulfoxaflor registration
Note from Fluoride Action Network Structural formula for Sulfoxaflor (see more information on its toxicity and USDA Shuts Down Data Collection on Honey Bees) and Sulfoxaflor: Documents. A federal appeals court has handed a victory to environmentalists challenging the EPA’s registration of the insecticide, sulfoxaflor. The verdict also denies a request by the Agency to […]
NTP Systematic Review of Fluoride to be released in February
Reports Scheduled for Release in February Release dates for the following consensus reports and proceedings from the National Academies depend on successful completion of the review process and publishing schedules. Reporters who would like to be notified when a report is due for release should contact the Office of News and Public Information (e-mail news@nas.edu) […]
Analysts point to PFAS liability as a ding on 3M stock
Company’s Q4 profit exceeded forecasts but cloud of litigation hangs over the manufacturer. 3M headquarters in Maplewood. Glen Stubbe • Star Tribune 3M investors received some welcome news this week with the company’s strong earnings report, but the specter of “forever chemicals” litigation continues to haunt its stock. And if the chemicals known as PFAS […]
TODAY- Webinar: Fluoride for Texas Launch “Community Water Fluoridation Communication – Lessons learned from the Texas Fluoridation Campaign”
Jan 29, 2021 1 pm Central time 2 pm East Coast time 5 pm West Coast time Register here Access to information via the internet has dramatically changed the dynamics of health information and has amplified the spread of misinformation. Communication techniques have changed over the last decade, especially with the popularity of social media […]
Teton County: What’s in your water? There’s a map for that
Teton Conservation District has created drinking water quality maps for nine parameters… Excerpt from the report: Page 6: Fluoride concentrations were available at 305 sampling locations and ranged from 0 to 20.2 mg/L, with the average of all values being 1.19 mg/L. The majority of the locations, however, had internal site average concentrations ranging from […]