Note from Fluoride Action Network: The term fluorosis has a different meaning in India. According to a good article by the Health Ministry, “Fluorosis is a crippling disease resulted from deposition of fluorides in the hard and soft tissues of body…” It explains the effects on soft tissues. (EC) Health journal Lancet has highlighted how […]
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.
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.
Granite unit employee helps supply fluoride-free water to slums, colonies
Srihari, who says his family supports him, has devoted his life to public service after struggling through his own difficulties. Gollapudi Srihari donating a laptop to a student. (Photo | Express) ONGOLE: Gollapudi Srihari, a 41-year-old from Chimakurthy, Prakasam district, has been helping the poor, orphans and homeless through Sivam Foundation, a voluntary organisation he […]
Leaders ‘toothless’ in holding Wellington Water accountable for fluoride fail
A committee of Wellington leaders is “toothless” in terms of holding Wellington Water accountable for the fluoride failure, says the deputy chairperson. It’s now been over a year since water was fluoridated for Upper Hutt, Porirua, and the western suburbs of Wellington, and it’s been eight months for the rest of Wellington. An independent inquiry […]
Kennebec Water District: Temporary suspension of fluoridation, July 15 – Dec 3, 2022.
Due to maintenance activities at the Kennebec Water District’s (KWD) Water Treatment Plant, the fluoridation adjustment in our communities’ drinking water will be temporarily suspended. During this time, the safety of the water will not be impacted and no change in the taste, smell or color will occur. Fluoridation adjustment is scheduled to be restored […]
‘Anti-fluoride’request prompted investigation into failing Wellington facilities
An “anti-fluoride” official information request in 2019 was what prompted Wellington Water to investigate the performance of its fluoride plants, emails reveal. The water company has released hundreds of pages of correspondence under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act (LGOIMA), following the region’s fluoride failure. An independent review found water hasn’t been fluoridated […]
Fluoride decision by end of year for Christchurch
Christchurch will know by the end of the year if it will be forced to fluoridate its water supplies. The Health (Fluoridation of Drinking Water) Amendment Act gives the Director-General of Health power to direct local authorities to add fluoride to public drinking water supplies. The Health Ministry has signalled it will start issuing local […]
Oral Health is Important for Young Children
Note from Fluoride Action Network: The best information in this article are the rates of cavities in young children in Los Angeles which has been fluorinated since 2011: “Almost half of the kindergarteners in Los Angeles County have already developed a cavity. By the 3rd grade, the majority (75%) of students have tooth decay.” We […]
Facebook posts – Fluoride is safe in your toothpaste and drinking water, experts say. Fact Check.
Note from Fluoride Action Network: This article is another in recent weeks that continues a one-sided discussion with the major proponents of fluoridation. Included in this article is “Water fluoridation has been happening in the U.S. since 1945, and studies in the decades since have shown it to be safe for Americans, the CDC and […]
Multi-million project set to provide fluoride free water in Naivasha
Over 500,000 residents of Naivasha Sub- County have a reason to smile after installation of a Sh1 billion system that will supply them with fluoride free drinking water. Governor Lee Kinyanjui said overreliance by residents particularly in Longonot and Maai Mahiu areas on underground water sources had exposed them to a high risk of suffering from dental […]
Call on Christchurch water fluoridation by end of the year
Christchurch will hear the Government’s intentions on fluoridating the city’s water supply by the end of the year. The city council has been in discussions with the Government after a law change last year gave the director-general of health the power to instruct councils whether or not to fluoridate their water. The Ministry of Health […]