New laboratory testing reveals PFAS likely in Albertsons’s popcorn packaging, dental floss, & other products There’s nothing like spending an evening on the couch with our families, binge-watching the Great British Baking Show and passing around a bowl of scrumptious popcorn. But that popcorn may be carrying a hidden hazard. A new laboratory investigation commissioned […]
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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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PFAS Senate hearing, Birnbaum’s expert scientific testimony
Linda Birnbaum told senators that chemicals known as PFAS persist in the environment and affect nearly every system in the human body. Congressional interest in the class of chemicals known as PFAS, or per- and polyfluoralkyl substances, continued last month with a March 28 hearing of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Among […]
Health considerations when bottle-feeding
Note from the Fluoride Action Network We put articles such as this online to document such worrisome advice on fluoride as is given below. This article was online May 9, 2019. (EC) __________________________________________________ If you decide not to breastfeed, or are unable to breastfeed, commercial iron-fortified formulas can give your baby the nutrition he or […]
Will Regulators Ban a Potentially “Catastrophic” Refinery Chemical?
Hydrofluoric acid has been used in the oil refining industry for many decades to manufacture high-octane gasoline. If accidentally released into the air, hydrofluoric acid can form a highly toxic vapor cloud at ground level with the potential to harm or kill those standing in its way. It can travel for miles. Possible health impacts […]
EWG: PFAS Chemicals Must Be Regulated as a Class, Not One by One
WASHINGTON – The known extent of contamination of American communities with the toxic fluorinated compounds known as PFAS continues to grow at an alarming rate, with no end in sight. As of March 2019, at least 610 locations in 43 states are known to be contaminated, including drinking water systems serving an estimated 19 million […]
EWG Proposes PFAS Standards That Fully Protect Children’s Health
In the almost 20 years since water pollution with toxic fluorinated chemicals, or PFAS, erupted as a public health issue, research has found impacts from exposure to ever-lower levels. Yet there are still no national, legally enforceable drinking water standards for any of the hundreds of PFAS compounds currently in use. Drawing on the best […]
Don’t rinse after brushing and other tips for better dental health
Note from the Fluoride Action Network We include articles like this to document the recommendations that will lead to greater fluoride exposure, such as those in this article: “Spit, don’t rinse” and toothpastes for children’s with high fluoride levels. Unfortunately the authors don’t mention the risks for dental fluorosis. However, it is mentioned in their […]
Pollutants From Household Furniture Linked to Aging-Related Effects on Body
Some environmental pollutants begin their lives as common household items. A metal used in household wires or a compound used to treat furniture may seem innocuous, but over time these pollutants find their way into human bodies where they can extract lasting effects on health, happiness, and according to research released Wednesday in Environmental Science […]
CDC: About the Division of Oral Health
Our Vision A nation where all people enjoy good oral health that contributes to leading healthy, satisfying lives. Our Mission To prevent and control oral diseases and conditions by building the knowledge, tools, and networks that promote healthy behaviors and effective public health practices and programs. Our Goals To prevent and control dental caries (tooth […]
The Trouble With Dentistry by Dr. Joseph Mercola
Story at-a-glance The Academy of General Dentistry reports at least 40 million suffer from sensitive teeth resulting from irritants reaching nerve endings through a tube system in the dentin of your teeth This dental anatomy was described by Dr. Weston Price in the early 1900s when he found anaerobic bacterial growth in these tubes were […]