Complaint alleges Delta Dental violated U.S. antitrust laws The American Dental Association and two individual dentists filed a class-action lawsuit Nov. 26 against the Delta Dental Plans Association, its affiliated national entities and 39 independent Delta Dental companies, alleging the provider network has engaged in anticompetitive conduct and violated federal antitrust laws. The complaint alleges […]
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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.
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North Attleboro. Letter: Maybe North should hold a revote on fluoridation after all
To the editor: In reading Dan Donovan’s letter to the editor entitled “People must be held accountable for North Attleboro fluoride situation” (Nov. 19), I agree with Mr. Donovan’s assessment that “the real issue isn’t whether fluoride should be added to North’s water, that was decided by a majority of voters in 2000.” However, as […]
Melbourne City Council votes 4-3 to keep fluoridating drinking water supply
Melbourne will continue to fluoridate drinking water for customers across roughly 100 square miles of southern Brevard County. The City Council voted 4-3 on Tuesday to do so. “Community water fluoridation is effective. It’s economical and available to all consumers, regardless of their socio-economic status,” Councilman Tim Thomas said during Tuesday’s meeting. “And let’s remember: The key folks we’re focusing […]
15 Missouri public water systems awarded a Water Fluoridation Quality Award
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has announced that Perryville and 14 other Missouri public water systems have been awarded a Water Fluoridation Quality Award from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Fluoridation is the adjustment of fluoride in drinking water to a level that is effective […]
Montrose requests fluoride removal from water
Montrose Borough Council has submitted a proposal to PA American Water Company to eliminate fluoride from the town’s drinking water system. The move was approved at the November borough council meeting. According to the PAWC website, the company has a neutral position on the addition of fluoride to drinking water and – in systems where […]
Removing fluoride from Melbourne water will leave customers vulnerable to tooth decay | Opinion
The Melbourne City Council will vote Tuesday on whether to eliminate water fluoridation for 181,000 Brevard residents. Our water is clean and safe to drink. I urge the Melbourne City Council to listen to the recommendation of thousands of scientists and medical and public health associations and keep optimal water fluoridation. The City Council meets at […]
Study: Juneau’s lack of fluoride has increased cavities in children
Note from Fluoride Action Network: This article is by an anonymous writer identified only as a “Contributor” to the paper. FAN critiqued the Jennifer Meyer study on Juneau and produced a press release on our findings: More Hype Than Evidence on January 17, 2019. JUNEAU — Alaska’s capital stopped fluoridating its tap water about 12 […]
CDC awards Missouri public water systems for fluoridation quality
JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has announced that 15 Missouri public water systems have been awarded a Water Fluoridation Quality Award from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Fluoridation is the adjustment of fluoride in drinking water to a level that is effective for preventing […]
Many voices with one mission: Seeking a safer future for PES refinery site
Signs are held up as a standing room only crowd listens to testimony given by environmental experts, community activists and residents during a community meeting regarding the future of the site of Philadelphia Energy Solutions in August 2019. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY) South Philadelphia residents, labor leaders, health and environmental experts, planners and municipal […]
The FDA Knew the Bottled Water Was Contaminated. The Public Didn’t.
Excerpts from long article that details several incidents of contaminated bottled drinking water … FDA inspections of bottled water facilities, though, declined by 33 percent between 2008 and 2018, according to data provided by the agency, and several years can pass between visits—meaning, as with Sweet Springs, the FDA might not become aware of contamination […]