Get guidance on choosing water fluoridation in your community with new California Fluoridation Manual Quick Summary: The California Fluoridation Manual, published by the UCSF California Oral Health Technical Assistance Center, is available online and includes step-by-step guidance on advocating for fluoridation from the early research and strategizing stages to the desired result. Specifically, the manual […]
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.
Oral Health is Important for Young Children
Note from Fluoride Action Network: The best information in this article are the rates of cavities in young children in Los Angeles which has been fluorinated since 2011: “Almost half of the kindergarteners in Los Angeles County have already developed a cavity. By the 3rd grade, the majority (75%) of students have tooth decay.” We […]
El Centro to Consider Water Fluoridation Program
The El Centro City Council was advised by the county Public Health Department that the city may be required to adopt a fluoridation program for its water delivery system during its May 3 regular meeting. | VIDEO CAPTURE City Passed 10,000-Water-Connection Threshold, Calexico Approaching That Mark EL CENTRO — The city of El Centro has […]
New LA Reservoir Ultraviolet Disinfection Plant opens in Granada Hills
It is the second ultraviolet facility in the network, following the Dr. Pankaj Parekh Ultraviolet Disinfection Facility in Sylmar, which treats water with ultraviolet light after it has undergone fluoridation, ozonation, and filtration treatments. Mayor Eric Garcetti and Councilman John Lee visited the newly-completed Los Angeles Reservoir Ultraviolet Disinfection Plant in Granada Hills on Monday, […]
Effects of imported recharge on fluoride trends in groundwater used for public supply in California.
Highlights Trends in fluoride concentrations in public supply wells occur across the state of California. High fluoride concentrations are related to geology, groundwater age and aquifer geochemistry. Elevated concentrations and trends occur in higher proportions in the southern California. Managed recharge in the desert and Los Angeles Basin are driving fluoride trends in groundwater. Abstract […]
Seven Years Later— A Progress Report: Eliminating The MHF Refinery Threat
The seventh anniversary of the explosion at the Torrance Refinery was marked by a burst of activity aimed at finally phasing out use of modified hydroflouric acid, which could have killed thousands of residents if the explosion had happened just a little bit differently. But that phase-out would already be well under way if not […]
A Murrieta tale pits David vs. Goliath, only this time it’s over toothpaste
Eric Buss, a Murrieta resident and manufacturer, went from making water fountains for Cheesecake Factory to creating Davids Natural Toothpaste, sold at Whole Foods and Target. Eric Buss, founder, creator and CEO of Davids Natural Toothpaste at the Murrieta warehouse on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. The $10, fluoride-free, vegan toothpaste, which began as a small […]
Sulfuyl Fluoride: Termite Fumigation in California Is Fueling the Rise of a Rare Greenhouse Gas
Note from Fluoride Action Network The brain is the main target for Sulfuryl fluoride. Sulfuryl fluoride’s use as a food fumigant on post-harvest food was first approved by the US EPA Office of Pesticides in 2004. With this approval, EPA approved the highest levels of fluoride residues on food in its history. According to EPA, […]
Work site access to fluoridated tap water and retail beverages. An assessment of the University of California, San Francisco campuses.
Abstract Background Employees with fluoridated drinking water access at work can reap oral health benefits. The purpose of this study was to assess the availability, appeal, and promotion of fluoridated tap water in publicly accessible spaces compared with retail beverages at the University of California, San Francisco. Methods The authors collected information on beverages available […]
Sulfoxaflor: ‘Incredibly Important’ Victory for Nation’s Honey Bees by California High Court
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. “With this ruling, the bees in California are getting much-needed relief just as we’re seeing some of the worst signs of colony collapse.” The bee-killing pesticide sulfoxaflor is […]