Note from the Fluoride Action Network: This article by Consumer Reports is important because there are many people living in fluoridated communities that buy bottled water to avoid fluoride. If you drink a particular brand of spring water it would be wise to either call the producer and request the levels of all tested contaminants […]
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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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Team Takes Fluoride from Taps and Toothpaste to Batteries
An illustration of a battery. For batteries to generate electricity, charged atoms, called ions (pink and green), travel between a negative node (anode) and a positive node (cathode) with the help of a liquid electrolyte solution. Credit: Brett Savoie, Purdue University The Science Energy-dense fluoride batteries are exciting, but they only work at high temperatures. […]
Bruceton to stop adding fluoride to its water
Bruceton will no longer fluoride the town’s water. The second and final reading on an ordinance to discontinue fluoridation passed during the April 9 meeting of the Bruceton Mayor and Board of Aldermen. No one spoke during a public hearing prior to the vote. “It’s the town’s desire to cease adding fluoride to the water,” […]
Plaistow OKs deal to buy Manchester water; other towns poised to do the same
PLAISTOW — Francine Hart has lived in town for 34 years and says she has never had good well water. “I personally have a nuclear power plant downstairs in my house because I have like 20 different tanks to refine it and clean it. It’s horrible, and we don’t even drink it,” said Hart, chairman […]
Ocala might stop adding fluoride to city water
Council plans a workshop to explore the issue of fluoridation Editor’s note: This story has been updated to adjust the wording in the Florida Dental Association president’s statement and to add additional information from the association. City of Ocala water managers are making plans to possibly stop adding fluoride to the city’s tap water. Staff […]
Facebook Poll Reignites Fluoride Debate in Yorktown
YORKTOWN, N.Y. [Westchester County] – An invitation by Councilman Ed Lachterman to respond to a poll he posted on Yorktown Families’ Facebook page about the proposed fluoridation of the municipality’s water elicited one he probably wasn’t expecting at the Town Board’s regular meeting held last week at the John C. Hart Memorial Library. First up […]
Nonstick Frying Pans Can Cause Penis Size To Shrink, Study Claims
Since its invention 80 years ago, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) has been the best friend of moms, wives and chefs worldwide. All of us know this tongue-twisting compound by its more famous brand name, Teflon. PTFE is a kind of perfluorinated compound (PFC). Teflon, however, has its drawbacks and one of the most unusual and probably the […]
Things to consider before selecting dental products
Excerpt: Toothpaste: Always use toothpaste that contains fluoride, which strengthens the outer tooth enamel our teeth, unless your dentist recommends a particular one. If you’re allergic to fluoride or have another medical condition then you can switch your toothpaste by the prescriptions of your dentist. While buying toothpaste for children, always look for a toothpaste […]
States Regulating PFAS in Food Packaging: What You Need to Know Now
Last month, Washington state enacted a new law, making it the first in the country to ban the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or “PFAS,” in food packaging. What are PFAS? PFAS are a group of chemicals that impart oil and water repellency, among others properties, to various products. They are in the same […]
Sheridan: Fluoride Survey Initial Response Promising, Return Date Approaching
The City of Sheridan mailed out a survey in March over 12,000 water customers on whether or not they would like the fluoridation of Sheridan’s water to continue. City Utilities Director Dan Roberts said that so far, they have had an almost 30% return rate. Although a 100% return would be fantastic, Roberts said that […]