Leesburg to again vote on adding fluoride to water supply Monday

LEESBURG, Fla. — In a possible political about-face, Leesburg commissioners could vote to halt a $600,000 project to add fluoride to the city’s water supply they approved earlier this year. The final, unanimous vote in June came at the urging of dentists from across the city and region, who spoke of the benefits fluoride provides […]

Director-general of health confirms fluoridation order

The direction to fluoridate the Oamaru drinking water supply has been reconfirmed by the director-general of health. In a letter to the Waitaki District Council early last week, Dr Diana Sarfati confirmed that she had carried out the required court-directed assessment to consider, under the Bill of Rights, each of the directions she made in […]

Want advice on fluoride? Ask a dentist | Editorial

Here’s one way to treat Joseph Ladapo’s advice on fluoride: Ignore it. Florida’s surgeon general bucked health experts again last month by advising communities against adding fluoride to their drinking water. Ladapo, the state’s top health official, cited studies in Canada and Mexico that found a correlation between high levels of the chemical and lower […]

‘Fluoride can get stuffed’

CAIRNS Regional Council will not reintroduce fluoride to the region’s water supply – but it was not unanimous. Cr Anna Middleton (Div.7), along with Cr Trevor Tim (Div. 4) and Cr Rob Pyne (Div.5) spoke passionately in favour of fluoride, arguing it would improve the overall health and wellbeing of residents during Wednesday’s final council […]

Water Fluoridation in the U.S.: The Federal Role in Policy and Practice

Introduction Fluoridating water has been a long-standing public health practice in most communities across the U.S. and has been supported and recommended by the federal government for decades. Even so, ever since the first U.S. community began fluoridating its water in 1945 there have also been concerns raised about this practice and many communities choose […]

How to Make Sense of the Fluoride Debate

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s skepticism about fluoride has become a focal point in the debate about whether he’s suitable to run the nation’s health department. His pledge that the Trump administration would “advise all U.S. systems to remove fluoride from public water” has sparked outcry among dentists and some public health experts who say that […]

EFSA Proposes Tolerable Intake Levels for Fluoride; Public Consultation Open

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has opened a public consultation on a draft assessment of the health risks associated with fluoride exposure from drinking water, diet, and other sources. The draft proposes a safe level of intake of 3.3 milligrams (mg)/day for those aged 9 years and above, including pregnant women. Regarding pregnant women, […]