For as long as I can remember, I have bought into the gospel of fluoride, believing that my teeth would surely rot out of my head without its protection. So it felt a little bit illicit, recently, when I purchased a box of German fluoride-free kids’ toothpaste for my daughter. The toothpaste came in blue, […]
Within the next few weeks or months, the water coming out of taps in the city of Buffalo will once again have fluoride in it. Recently, a diver went into the river near the Colonel Ward Pumping Station to begin the process of preparing the city’s water system to once again be fluoridated. The diver […]
YORKTOWN/SOMERS, NY — Upgrades to water treatment facilities will mean more homes, schools and businesses in Westchester will again be getting fluoridated tap water. Northern Westchester Joint Water Works (NWJWW) will begin fluoridating the Yorktown and Somers water supply on July 30, according to officials. The facilities’ fluoride feed systems (Amawalk and Catskill Treatment Plants) […]
OROVILLE — The legacy of a public health achievement in Oroville — adding fluoride in drinking water — is now on its way to being reversed as Oroville councilors pleaded for personal choice over its widely-researched public health benefits, leaving health experts worried on dental care costs likely increasing for rural children. The City Council […]
The great fluoride debate! Well, fluoride concentration in water has been a contentious issue in the field of health for a long time. Fluoride is a mineral that can be found naturally in water and some foods. The ionic form of the element fluorine is namely fluoride, and it is believed to promote the growth of […]
Fresh calls have been made for fluoride to be put in Blackpool’s drinking water to help combat tooth decay in children in the town. Figures show almost a third of five-year-olds in Blackpool suffer from tooth decay. But less than a third of Blackpool’s children were seen by an NHS dentist in 2021 compared to […]
LYNDEN — On July 15, dozens gathered outside of the Lynden City Annex building to protest Mayor Scott Korthuis’s July 1 decision to veto council’s decision to end the addition of fluoride into the city’s water supply. Just after the meeting started, council heard public comment from two of the protestors. Original article online at: […]
An EPA inspection resulting in a potentially costly analysis lead the Lodi Common Council on Tuesday to agree to cease fluoridation of city water. According to a resolution drafted by the Lodi city staff, an EPA inspection in January revealed that fluoride and chlorine had been stored together in all three well houses, which is […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – For the first time since the 1950s, a proposal to put fluoride in Hillsboro’s water supply is heading to the ballot in November. The measure, as first reported by OPB, would require fluoridation at the Environmental Protection Agency’s recommended level of 0.7 milligrams per liter to reduce tooth decay and improve […]
CLEARFIELD — Clearfield Municipal Authority is considering removing fluoride from its drinking water treatment plan. At the board’s recent meeting, members mulled a suggestion from Engineer Jim Balliet of Gwin, Dobson & Foreman Inc., Altoona, to discontinue adding the chemical compound as part of its drinking water treatment process. Balliet said obtaining a trust-worthy supply […]
