At the 97th General Session & Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), held in conjunction with the 48th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) and the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR), Ifunanya Okeke, University of California, San Francisco, USA, gave an oral […]
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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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Speaking Up for Community Water Fluoridation “trainings” in Pittsburgh & Lancaster
Register Today Community Water Fluoridation Trainings “Speaking Up for Community Water Fluoridation” is being offered in partnership with the American Fluoridation Society. Continuing education credits are available. The training is free and lunch will be provided. The same training will take place on two dates at two locations. Please choose the one that works best […]
Delta Dental Launches New National Oral Health Institute
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, Delta Dental, the nation’s leading provider of dental insurance covering over 78 million Americans, launched the Delta Dental Institute, a first-of-its-kind national organization dedicated to putting a new spotlight on the importance of oral health. The Delta Dental Institute will be a national voice calling for health care, public policy, academic, and other […]
The hunt for PFAS turns to Michigan farms using human waste as fertilizer
LANSING, MI — The hunt for PFAS in Michigan is turning to farm fields, where concerns are growing about possible contamination in treated human waste used as fertilizer. This month, scientists are analyzing test results from more than a dozen state agricultural sites that received the fertilizer — known as “biosolids” — from wastewater treatment […]
U.S. Senate panel OKs deadline for setting toxic chemical drinking water limit
A U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday approved a measure that would compel the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set an expedited drinking water limit for a suite of toxic chemicals. The U.S. Senate Committee on Environmental and Public Works unanimously approved an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would force the EPA […]
NSP Statement on EPA Sulfoxaflor Exemption Approval
Note from the Fluoride Action Network: The following is the molecular structure for Sulfoxaflor (see more information). Also see June 17th press release from the Center for Biological Diversity on EPA’s exemption for Sulfoxaflor titled: Trump EPA OKs ‘Emergency’ Use of Bee-killing Pesticide on 13.9 Million Acres ________________________________________________________________ WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Environmental […]
Santa Maria to resume fluoridation
Excerpts: Some 57 positions primarily for public safety, expanded library hours and restoration of fluoride in the city’s drinking water make up additions to Santa Maria’s budget, even as Cicty Council members heard dire news about the California Public Employees Retirement System. … And $48,000 will allow the city to resume adding fluoride to the city’s drinking […]
Teflon Toxin Safety Level Should Be 700 Times Lower Than Current EPA Guideline
NEW DATA SUGGESTS that the safety threshold for PFOA in drinking water should be as low as .1 parts per trillion, according to the nation’s top toxicologist. Linda Birnbaum, director of the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences, cited the figure, which is 700 times lower than the safety level set by the Environmental Protection […]
LI’s congressional delegation calls on EPA to move faster on drinking water standards
As the state prepares to recommend drinking water standards for emerging contaminants, Long Island’s congressional delegation called Tuesday for the federal government to set its own standards and help local governments pay for treatment. “We ask the Environmental Protection Agency to act with urgency,” Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-Garden City) said at the Town of Hempstead’s […]
Sulfoxaflor: Pesticide Emergency Exemptions; Agency Decisions and State and Federal Agency Crisis Declarations
Action Notice. Summary EPA has granted emergency exemptions under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) for use of pesticides as listed in this notice. The exemptions were granted during the period October 1, 2018 to March 30, 2019, except for one granted in September 2018, to control unforeseen pest outbreaks. The item for […]