U.S. Sen. Jon Tester and Steve Wright, environmental manager for the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co., discuss the site during a tour on Thursday. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake) During a tour of the shuttered Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. on Thursday, Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said he still hopes to see the site designated under the federal […]
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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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Attica: Fluoridation of water discontinued
Any fluoride Attica residents will be using from now on won’t be coming from their taps at home… A subscription is needed to read full article Note: According to the Minutes of the Attica City Common Council of January 11, 2016: “Ron Jean/Streets Superintendent, explained that the City of Attica adds fluoride to our water […]
Water activists in Flint pounding the pavement to get rid of fluoride
FLINT – If you live in the City of Flint, you might be getting a knock at your door this week. Community activists are pounding the pavement, pushing a cause that could change the make up of Flint’s water. They want the water department to stop adding fluoride to Flint’s water. Fluoride is the chemical […]
Arab water board votes to appeal judge’s decision
Following a two-hour long executive session Monday, the Arab Water Works’ Board of Directors voted unanimously to appeal the preliminary injunction granted by Judge Tim Riley Friday. Riley ordered the water board to immediately begin fluoridating Arab’s water supply pending the outcome of a lawsuit the City of Arab filed against the water board over […]
States With the Most Fluoridated Water
Since its inception in the 1940s, community water fluoridation has been lauded by public health agencies as one of the top public health achievements of the 20th century. Water fluoridation, the controlled addition of fluoride to public water supplies, is done to reduce tooth decay in children and adults. According to the Centers for Disease […]
Fluoride notification bill fails in House subcommittee
NASHVILLE — In its final meeting, the House Agriculture Subcommittee killed bills to put new restrictions on fluoride in drinking water and to require labeling of food from genetically modified plans. The fluoride bill would impose new requirements on water systems for reporting the amount of fluoride they add to water to officials — or […]
Court rules to resume addition of fluoride to water supply in Arab
On Thursday, the Court ordered the Water Works Board of the City of Arab to immediately resume the addition of fluoride to the water supply at the optimal level. The level recommended by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is currently 0.7 milligrams of fluoride per liter of water. They have been ordered to […]
Cortland County legislative committee votes against supporting fluoridation
Health & Human Services Committee Draft Committee Meeting Minutes March 17, 2016 Resolution (ID # 3268) Resolution to Support Fluoridation of All Community Water Systems Within the County COMMENTS – Current Meeting: Mr. Newell [Legislative District 11] said that he is personally in favor of fluoridation, however, does not believe the County can make other […]
On a health kick! Katie Holmes… as she stocks up on fresh fruit and fluoride-free toothpaste
She’s committed to raising a healthy child. And Katie Holmes looked to be shopping for her daughter Suri Cruise, age nine, while running errands in Los Angeles on Monday. The 37-year-old was spotted carrying a reusable bag over her shoulder filled with fresh fruit and a pack of toothbrushes with natural fluoride-free toothpaste. See photos
Guilford Water Authority ends fluoride treatment
CHAMBERSBURG – Guilford Water Authority will stop adding fluoride to its water supply in a month. Fluoride is known to prevent tooth decay, but in recent years people have questioned the safety and ethics of placing the naturally occurring chemical in a public water supply. The authority decided to stop its practice after a public hearing […]