The following was put on the City of Newport’s website on June 4, 2019 Newport, RI (June 1, 2019) – As part of our ongoing mandate to inform the public of the health of our drinking water supply, the Newport Water Division will be including a notice in its June 2019 Water Bills to all customers […]
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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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Chemicals in biodegradable food containers can leach into compost
Long-lasting PFAS compounds could end up in plants that are later eaten by people Composting biodegradable food containers cuts the amount of trash that gets sent to a landfill. But the practice may serve up some unintended consequences for human health. That’s because the items often contain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, to help […]
Fluoride here to stay in Ocala water
The City Council voted unanimously to keep fluoride in the water after a measure initially sought to remove the cavity-fighting agent. On Tuesday, the Ocala City Council unanimously passed an ordinance that will keep cavity-fighting fluoride in city water despite an earlier version that sought to stop the practice of fluoridation after 63 years. Still, […]
American Fluoridation Society: BOD and Science Advisors in 2019.
American Fluoridation Society Board of Directors President: Johnny Johnson, Jr,. DMD, MS Vice-President: Myron Allukian, Jr,. DDS, MPH Secretary: Jennifer Martinson, BS, RDH Treasurer: Kurt L. Ferré, DDS Communications Officer: Steven D. Slott, DDS Board Emeritus: Charles C. Haynie, MD, FACS Scientific Advisory Committee Dr. Michael Foley, MPH, PhD (Aus). Director of Research and Advocacy for Metro North Oral Health […]
FDA Tests Confirm Suspicions about PFAS Chemicals in Food
A recent investigation by the Food and Drug Administration found toxic per- and poly- fluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in food, including meat, seafood and dairy products; sweet potatoes; pineapples; leafy greens, and chocolate cake with icing. FDA has yet to make the results of its tests public. But our colleagues at the Environmental Defense Fund […]
FDA finds surprisingly high levels of PFAS in certain foods – including chocolate cake
As reported by the Associated Press today, at a conference last week in Helsinki, Finland, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) presented the results of three studies it conducted of 16 per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in various foods. A friend who attended the conference sent us photos of the poster. The results for […]
New exhibit explores Bloomington’s connection to Crest toothpaste
Joseph C. Muhler presents toothpaste and toothbrushes to two of the 12,000 young volunteers who took part in tests of a stannous fluoride toothpaste. The Monroe County History Center opened a new exhibit May 21 highlighting Crest toothpaste, which Muhler and two other IU scientists formulated. IU Archives Buy Photos Crest began selling a new […]
Coal Ash Tracker for Fluoride
Coal Ash Tracker – 25 results for Fluoride Name State Owner Pollutants above safe levels Flint Creek Power Plant AR American Electric Power antimony, arsenic, boron, chromium, fluoride, lead, lithium, manganese, molybdenum, radium, selenium, sulfate General James M. Gavin Plant OH American Electric Power antimony, arsenic, barium, beryllium, cadmium, cobalt, copper, fluoride, manganese, molybdenum, nitrate, […]
David Kennedy, DDS gives us the shocking facts about fluoridation of our water.
This program is a must-listen and should be forwarded to everyone that you care about. Expert David Kennedy, DDS gives us the shocking facts about fluoridation of our water. We’ve been duped into allowing our cities to use our taxes to pay for contaminating our water supply (and the environment) with industrial waste that is […]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Tenn. Dept. of Health recommends fluoride to help fight tooth decay
Note from the Fluoride Action Network Dr. Kirschke of the Tennessee Department of Health had this opportunity to inform the public of the risks to the fetus when the pregnant woman drinks fluoridated water – but did not use it. The U.S. National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Environmental Health Science (NIH/NIEHS) funded a Mother-Offspring […]