The City of Châteauguay is awaiting the conclusions of a study of the Public Health administration on the fluoridation of tap water before determining if it will continue or cease this controversial practice. The results are expected in March of 2019. The addition of fluorine to the water is being done for about 60 years […]
News Archive
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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Future generations will wonder why it took so long to nix fluoride
Sir: Re: Juliet Guichon’s letter of Oct. 25, “Guest column was false and harmful to public health.” Since I am the only person I know of in the bottled water business who is vocal in opposition to fluoridation, I am likely who Ms. Guichon is referring to in claiming: “people who own water bottling companies” […]
Letter: Ethics professor was unethical in her response to column opposing fluoridation
Sir: In her Oct. 25 letter, “Guest column was false and harmful to public health,” Assistant Professor Juliet Guichon misrepresented, mischaracterized and maligned the science-based Fluoride Action Network (FAN). Now in its 18th year, FAN is the largest non-profit in the U.S. broadening awareness about the toxicity of fluoride. Readers can look at FAN’s website […]
New chemical being added to Hamilton drinking water treatment
Around Nov. 7, the city is adding another chemical besides chloride and fluoride to your drinking water. It’s orthophosphate, and its purpose is to adhere to pipes as a protective coating your drinking water passes over on its way to your home tap. But some of it will end up in your glass of water. […]
Dentists and health experts hold meeting about the fluoridation of Calgary’s drinking water
Dozens of concerned Calgarians gathered on Saturday afternoon for a discussion about the pros and cons of adding fluoride back into the city’s water system. The city stopped the practice of adding fluoride to drinking water back in 2011 because the government stated that any advantage fluoridated water has would be negligible because of the […]
Calgary: Oct 27 Info session on water fluoridation
UCalgary FamMedicine? @UCalgaryFamMed This Sat Oct 27, catch DFM’s Dr. Jim Dickinson and other health experts at at Knox United Church in #yyc for an info session on Water Fluoridation. Free Dental Screenings for Kids. 11am-1pm. http://www.fluoridation.care #fluoride #healthykids #publichealth 9:59 AM – 23 Oct 2018 *Online at https://twitter.com/UCalgaryFamMed/status/1054779419179462656
Letter: Guest column was false and harmful to public health
Sir: Just as vaccines were undermined in 1998 by Andrew Wakefield’s false claims about alleged links to autism, so too is your paper undermining a second public health measure: fluoridation. The screed by Ms. Czechowicz (Oct. 11) comes from a marginal organization called the “Fluoride Action Network” (FAN). Its members seem to be people who […]
Fluoride is out of Parry Sound water, for good
PARRY SOUND – Parry Sounders have spoken; they do not want their drinking water fluoridated. More than 1,500 people said they do not want their municipal water fluoridated, while another 882 still wanted the chemical in the water. Joe Moloney, chair of Parry Sounders for Progressive Water Management said democracy and the people of Parry […]
Fluoride, ADHD link found in recent study
A new study has looked at a potential connection between increased maternal exposure to fluoride and children being diagnosed with ADHD. (123RF) Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common mental health condition among Canadian children and affects five per cent of children worldwide, states facts from Statistics Canada. Children with ADHD tend to […]
Letter: No evidence fluoride in water will harm, but Parry Sound reader wants choice
RE: Parry Sound doctors support water fluoridation for health of community Dear community physicians (who support fluoridation), I know you as respected professionals, community members and friends. I appreciate that you’ve taken the time to communicate your position. And I have no doubt that you want promote the health and well-being of everyone in our community. […]