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.
Our news database is categorized by country, state/province, and industry. This collection of articles is constantly being updated with the most recent global news on fluoride-related issues and events.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Trump EPA OKs ‘Emergency’ Use of Bee-killing Pesticide on 13.9 Million Acres
Note from the Fluoride Action Network: Molecular structure for Sulfoxaflor (see more information) _________________________________________________________________ WASHINGTON— The Environmental Protection Agency announced so-called “emergency” approvals today to spray sulfoxaflor — an insecticide it considers “very highly toxic” to bees — on nearly 14 million acres of crops known to attract bees. The approval includes 2019 crops […]
Statement on FDA’s scientific work to understand PFAS in food, and findings from recent FDA surveys
Statement from: Norman E. “Ned” Sharpless MD, Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs – Food and Drug Administration Frank Yiannas, Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response – Food and Drug Administration At the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, increasing our scientific knowledge and capabilities is a cornerstone to ensuring the safety of the foods […]
PFAS Nation: Toxic Discharges Suspected From Almost 500 Industrial Facilities Across U.S.
At least 475 industrial facilities across the nation could be discharging the toxic fluorinated compounds known as PFAS into the air and water, according to an EWG analysis of government data. EWG analyzed two online databases from the Environmental Protection Agency, as well as data from a survey by the state of New York, and […]
CDC recognizes ADA committee member for fluoridation work
Atlanta — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded a member of the ADA’s National Fluoridation Advisory Committee the CDC Jeffrey P. Koplan Award, the highest honor that the CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion can bestow on one of its employees. Honor: Dana Shelton, acting director, National Center for […]
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 […]