The authors all work at the University of Calgary Juliet Guichon, professor, Faculty of Medicine. Ian Mitchell, professor, Faculty of Medicine. Christopher Doig, professor in the Departments of Critical Care Medicine, Community Health Sciences, and Medicine at Cumming School of Medicine M. John Gill MB, MSc, FRCPC, FACP, faculty member of the Cumming School of […]
‘Precedent setting’ case puts judge in role of making chemical risk determinations, attorneys say A federal trial underway in California could set a new standard for how courts handle citizen petitions under TSCA and provide advocacy groups a judicial pathway to seek regulatory action on chemicals of concern. This trial is the first time there […]
Copyright: Tewodros Rango Godebo, Tulane University in the United States Researchers assessed bone loss linked to high amounts of fluoride in drinking water They found that ultrasound could be used to detect fluoride-linked bone loss in rural populations Ultrasound offer portable and low-cost solution [NAIROBI] An innovative ultrasound technique could be used to assess bone […]
A landmark federal lawsuit that went to trial this week in California could change the longstanding practice of adding fluoride to the drinking water supplies for 200 million Americans. The lawsuit, brought against the Environmental Protection Agency by groups including the Fluoride Action Network, Food and Water Watch and Moms Against Fluoridation, would compel the […]
Law360, San Francisco (June 10, 2020, 9:36 PM EDT) — Groups seeking to ban drinking-water fluoridation across America called a series of witnesses at a bench trial Wednesday to testify to its damaging effects, including a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency scientist who said that animal studies support the conclusion that fluoride has a damaging effect on infant brain development. Dr. Kris […]
Excerpts: Plaintiffs in first-time Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) trial called five witnesses June 10 as they sought to bolster their case that drinking water fluoridation poses an unreasonable risk and should be regulated. The case, Food & Water Watch, Inc. et al v. EPA, is the first in which plaintiffs have succeeded in going […]
NEW YORK, June 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — A key witness in a federal lawsuit to ban the use of fluoridation chemicals in public water supplies testified Tuesday that American exposure to fluoride was too high and was endangering the next generation’s intelligence, the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) reported. Dr. Grandjean found “no reasonable doubt that developmental […]
Excerpt: City of Hiawassee Fluoride Referendum – No – 57.01% *Original article titled Towns County General Primary 2020 Election Returns, online at FYN (Fetch Your News) TV online at https://towns.fetchyournews.com/2020/06/09/towns-county-general-primary-2020-election-returns/
Excerpts: … The plaintiff’s witness, Danish environmental epidemiologist Dr. Phillip Grandjean, accused one of the defense witnesses of providing a “misleading … misinterpretation” of his work, while a lawyer for DOJ, which had unsuccessfully sought to preclude Grandjean from testifying, presented evidence aimed at “impeaching” Grandjean. … In his testimony, Grandjean accused Dr. Ellen Chang, […]
Although fluoride can occur naturally in water, many water utilities add the chemical with the goal of improving dental health. But an alliance of groups led by Food & Water Watch, a government accountability nonprofit, have sued the Environmental Protection Agency to force it to limit or ban adding fluoride altogether. They contend that the chemical presents […]
