Note from Fluoride Action Network: We include this article for historical purposes only. (EC) A study in 512 mother-child pairs from 6 major cities in Canada found that exposure to higher levels of fluoride during pregnancy was associated with lowered intelligent quotient (IQ) scores in their children at the age of 3 to 4 years. […]
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OSHA Fines Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refinery $132K for PSM Hazards
Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) was issued several citations and fine of $132,600 this week by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) after a massive fire and series of explosions at its refinery in Philadelphia, PA last June. An investigation of the firm’s Grand Point Refinery complex revealed shortcomings in the […]
Erik Baptist Weighs In on Landmark TSCA-Related Water-Fluoridation Lawsuit
Erik C. Baptist, partner in Wiley Rein’s Environment & Product Regulation Practice, was quoted in an Inside EPA story on January 13 regarding a lawsuit challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) denial of a Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) citizen petition seeking to ban drinking water fluoridation. As reported by Inside EPA, the plaintiffs overcame […]
CDC: 75 Years of Community Water Fluoridation
Grand Rapids, Michigan became the first US city to fluoridate its public water supply in 1945. Five years later, when the schoolchildren of Grand Rapids were found to have significantly fewer cavities than children from surrounding communities, other Michigan cities also began fluoridating and soon achieved similar results. Within a few years, cities and towns […]
51 Michigan water systems awarded national fluoridation quality award
LANSING, Mich. (WLUC) – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced today that 51 water systems have been awarded a Water Fluoridation Quality Award from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The award recognizes those communities that maintained a consistent level of optimally fluoridated water throughout 2018. A total of […]
Fluoridation: A 75-year-old Blunder
Seventy-five years ago, dentists convinced government officials to experiment on every Grand Rapids, Michigan, resident without individual informed-consent to prove that (not if) dosing the municipal water supply with untested sodium-fluoride chemicals would decay-proof children’s developing teeth. Planned to last 15 years, the 1945 study ended prematurely after 6 ½ years. Teeth of most children […]
Anniversary of community water fluoridation arrives
Event for state and national leaders will commemorate 75th year of community water fluoridation The ADA National Fluoridation Advisory Committee is inviting dentists and others who promote the adoption and continuation of adding an optimal amount of fluoride to water to celebrate this year. The year 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of community water fluoridation […]
EPA announces $125,000 fine against Torrance refinery for safety violations
The EPA has levied a $125,000 fine against the owners of the Torrance Refinery for chemical safety and risk-management violations, the federal agency announced Monday, Jan. 13. The violations stem from a 2016 investigation, which found equipment designed to help contain an accidental release of toxic hydrofluoric acid — a modified version of which the […]
Pennsylvania Third-Grade Students Invited to Enter Dental Health Contest
HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Pennsylvania Dental Association (PDA) invites third-graders across Pennsylvania to show their creativity this February in celebration of National Children’s Dental Health Month (NCDHM). The theme for 2020 is: “Fluoride in Water Prevents Cavities!” This year marks the 75th anniversary of community water fluoridation. Those who participate in PDA’s […]
Shiloh Water System: Debate over fluorinated water resurfaces
West Manchester Township, Pa. — As the Shiloh Water System moves to remove fluoride from its water supply, discussions about the effectiveness of the element are back the spotlight. Like most municipalities in the U.S., The West Manchester Township Authority added fluoride to the water in 1963, the middle of the Cold War. Fluoride was […]