A second lawsuit has been filed against Solvay Specialty Polymers in West Deptford following complaints of water contaminated in Paulsboro stemming from the plastics plant. Three Paulsboro families have filed suit and are being represented by the Cedar and Williams, Cuker and Berezofsky law firms. The families claim that Solvay improperly disposed of solid or […]
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Fluoride-fighting Update #2 from Kansas
This is intended as a 2nd follow-up letter. In case you did not get the previous letters from us, here is a link to the bill that we are hoping to get passed in the Kansas Legislature, HB-2372. Many people see this bill as the first step toward making Kansas the first fluoride-free state in […]
New advice: Use fluoride toothpaste on baby teeth
Parents should no longer wait until a child turns two to start brushing baby teeth with fluoride toothpaste, the American Dental Association says. Instead, parents should use a rice-grain size smear on a child’s first teeth and move up to pea-size blobs once the child reaches age three, the group says in updated guidelines published […]
New bill would require cities to tell residents that fluoride slows brain development in children
Oral health advocates in Kansas are pushing back against an effort to require cities that put fluoride in their water to tell residents that fluoride lowers the IQ in children. Wichita Representative Steve Brunk has introduced a bill in the House requiring the IQ notification. It’s based on a 2012 Harvard study that found a […]
ADA Uses Fluoride Toothpaste to Fight High Cavity Rate in Children
CHICAGO, Feb. 10, 2014 — To fight cavities in children, the American Dental Association’s (ADA) Council on Scientific Affairs (CSA) is updating its guidance to caregivers that they should brush their children’s teeth with fluoride toothpaste as soon as the first tooth comes in. This new guidance expands the use of fluoride toothpaste for young children. […]
Farm Bill Signed into Law; Sulfuryl Fluoride Food Uses will Continue. Dow won.
On Friday, President Barack Obama signed legislation into law retaining the food uses for the fumigant sulfuryl fluoride. The measure is part of the much larger, 950-page plus Farm Bill Conference Report. The enactment of the sulfuryl fluoride provision caps offs a monumental legislative victory for the National Pest Management Association – one that would […]
Water contamination latest blow for Paulsboro
The very thing Shirley Johnston is fighting against is all around her, flowing from the faucet in her cozy kitchen, showering onto family members in the bathroom. Johnston and Paulsboro’s 6,100 other residents are navigating the latest public health scare – elevated levels of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs), used to make plastics and other materials, in […]
Debate over fluoridation of water to be taken up by Hernando commission
The contentious debate over the fluoridation of water that took place at Brooksville City Hall last year is about to move to the Hernando County Government Center. The issue is scheduled to come before the County Commission on Feb. 25. Several dentists have approached county commissioners in recent weeks, asking them to consider fluoridating the […]
Schuylkill Haven council votes to put fluoride in water supply
The Schuylkill Haven Borough Council voted Wednesday to add fluoride to the water supply. By a 4-3 vote, the council made the decision. The issue was not on the agenda for the meeting. Voting in favor of adding the fluoride were council President Marlin Berger Jr. and members Ruth Tucci, Paul Bedway and Kurt Montz. […]
Fluoride fight pits oral health advocates against those who say their science is outdated
Two years ago, Jessica Thompson and Richard Simms started an online petition to keep fluoride out of the city of Lawrence’s water supply. They managed to get nearly 500 signatures and a segment on the local TV news. Nothing came of it. But Thompson, a cashier, and Simms, a stay-at-home dad, are political novices. Mark […]