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Sun Prairie residents concerned about fluoride in drinking water after receiving utility company letter
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. (WMTV) – Sun Prairie Utilities has informed around 8,000 residents of an issue with their drinking water. High levels of fluoride were detected in some areas, exceeding state and federal safe drinking water standards. It’s a problem that was detected months ago, but residents are just finding out about the issue this […]
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Lawsuit Forces Early Release of NTP’s Draft Report on Fluoride, and its Potential Association with Neurodevelopment and Cognition
A lawsuit by anti-fluoridation activists has forced the early release of a long-awaited government report on fluoride and its possible association with neurodevelopment and cognition while the report is still in draft form and prior to completion of its review by independent scientific experts. The current draft reports that evidence from scientific studies provides only […]
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Health Officials Delayed Report Linking Fluoride to Brain Harm
STORY AT-A-GLANCE The release of the National Toxicology Program’s (NTP) systematic review of fluoride’s neurotoxicity was blocked by government officials and concealed from the public since May 2022 Fluoride Action Network’s lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ban the deliberate addition of fluoridating chemicals to U.S. drinking water has been on hold […]
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Isle of Man ministers call for research into water fluoridation
Fluoridation of the Isle of Man’s water supplies could be considered in response to a parliamentary scrutiny report on child oral health. In January, a panel made seven recommendations on reducing tooth decay in children, which included offering a fluoride varnish to children under 11. In its response, the Council of Ministers said fluoridation of the water […]
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Alpena ends fluoride in drinking water
The City of Alpena will discontinue the use of sodium silicofluoride in its drinking water on May 1. In December, the Alpena Municipal Council voted to eliminate the addition of fluoride in the drinking water because of the cost and availability of the additive. *Original full-text article online at: https://www.thealpenanews.com/news/local-news/2023/04/alpena-ends-fluoride-in-drinking-water/
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Rebuttal Of Stuff’s “The Whole Truth: Water Fluoridation – At Recommended Levels – Is Safe And Beneficial”
On the 28th of March 2023, New Zealand mainstream media outlet Stuff, published an article titled “The Whole Truth: Water fluoridation – at recommended levels – is safe and beneficial.” Stuff’s article was in response to the release of the US Government’s National Toxicology Program’s Monograph titled “NTP Monograph on the State of the Science […]
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State College Borough Water Authority will cease fluoridation at the end of the month
By the end of the week, the State College Borough Water Authority will completely stop adding fluoride to its water. The SCBWA previously estimated its last day of adding fluoride to the water would be at the end of March and a public notice confirmed that time frame. According to the notice on the SCBWA’s […]
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Fluoride: Neurotoxic at ANY Level According to National Toxicology Program Report; Fluoridation Policy Threatened
CHAMPIONSGATE, Fla., March 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The International Academy of Oral Medicine & Toxicology (IAOMT) is alerting the public that a subpoena has forced the National Toxicology Program (NTP) to release a long overdue systematic review of fluoride’s neurotoxicity. Internal CDC emails revealed the analysis was blocked by Assistant Health Secretary Rachel Levine […]
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Letters: Fluoride in water; tax on business
Government report reveals danger of fluoride in water A few years ago, I and a number of other concerned citizens attempted to persuade the city of Loveland to cease adding fluoride to our drinking water, arguing, amongst other things, that it amounted to mass medication of the populace. Today the National Toxicology Program (NTP) has […]
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Fluoride pause in Methven
Fluoride is about to run out in the Methven water supply, and it won’t be added again until the new $9.6m treatment system is operational. Fluoride has been added to the town’s water supply since the 1970s to help with dental health. The pause on the Ashburton District Council’s only fluoridated supply is an issue […]
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