August 2015 STATEMENT ON COMMUNITY WATER FLUORIDATION The Department of Health supports community water fluoridation as a sound, population-based public health measure. The decision to add fluoride to a public water system is made by the local community. The department encourages communities to begin and maintain fluoridation in drinking water systems. Community water fluoridation began […]
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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.
Pennsylvania. The Issue: Fluoridation of Public Drinking Water
An Update from the Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee Introduction Recently, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced that they are lowering the recommended level of fluoride in public drinking water. This decision may initially seem innocuous, but it surprisingly carries a great deal of weight across […]
Study Review Yields Doubt on Fluoridated Water’s Effectiveness
The United States has been adding fluoride to its drinking water since 1945, as many authorities consider it an essential strategy in fighting tooth decay. But researchers from the Cochrane Oral Health Group have reason to question its effectiveness. The organization examined 155 previous studies published through February of this year comparing children receiving fluoridated […]
CDC Water Fluoridation Quality Award Criteria
Each year, many state drinking water programs and professional associations related to the drinking water industry have quality award programs. Many water utilities strive to qualify for these awards. Earning these awards represents a high level of operator care and accomplishment. To support state water fluoridation programs and recognize water treatment facilities that are doing […]
Judge to San Marcos: Review petition sigs, add fluoride ban amendment to ballot
City of San Marcos voters are closer to weighing in on a charter amendment seeking to ban the city’s fluoridation of its water supply. Despite the city’s apparent commitment to disqualify a petition effort seeking this change, state Judicial District Court Judge Bruce Boyer late Friday ordered the city to review the petition signatures and, […]
Martinsville: Fluoride debate has not ended
The debate over whether Martinsville should continue to add fluoride to its drinking water apparently continues. Near the end of Tuesday night’s Martinsville City Council meeting, Councilwoman Sharon Brooks Hodge, who opposes water fluoridation, indicated that she will bring up the issue again for conversation or a vote as soon as all five council members […]
State fines ExxonMobil $566,600 for serious safety violations in wake of Torrance refinery explosion
State regulators on Thursday fined ExxonMobil $566,600 for 19 workplace heath and safety violations, with all but one classified as serious because they could lead to worker death, in the wake of the Feb. 18 explosion at the Torrance refinery that literally rocked the city. In addition, a half-dozen of the serious violations also were […]
The campaign to keep Austin fluoridated
This was an email sent out by the Texas Oral Health Coalition on August 11 – see original [See FluorideFreeAustin for the other side] Call for Action The Texas Oral Health Coalition requests letters of support regarding community water fluoridation to be sent to the Austin Public Utilities Committee as soon as possible. A resolution […]
Eureka: Public Works director outlines concerns about fluoride
In an email to Eureka Springs Alderman David Mitchell, Public Works Director Dwayne Allen cited a list of concerns about the state’s policies for training workers handling fluoridation systems and for notifying cities about the amount of fluoride being injected into the city’s water supply. “The training is vastly inadequate and had to be rushed […]
PR firm Miller Geer & Assoc. Case Study: California Fluoridation Task Force
Situation During the mid-1990s, with California’s dental decay rates for children and adults resisting decline compared to the majority of other states in the country, state public health officials sought solutions to reverse those statistics, forming the California Fluoridation Task Force (CFTF). The Task Force is comprised of the California Dental Association, The California Department […]