Following hours of debate, Wellington’s city council voted 3-2 late Tuesday to stop adding fluoride to its drinking water, the Palm Beach Post reports. The village, which is known for hosting international polo and equestrian events, has been using fluoride for 14 years, ever since public health authorities reached consensus that it was safe and prevented tooth […]
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State: Local docs should tout fluoride
The Tennessee Department of Health is calling on local dental and medical professionals to promote fluoride treatments following a controversial decision to remove the compound from Columbia’s water supply. Columbia Power and Water Systems announced their intention to remove fluoride from the local water supply in July, and on Sept. 25, the five-member Columbia Power […]
West Deptford: Well with pollutant is shut down
West Deptford officials have shut down a water-supply well containing a pollutant that has raised concerns in neighboring Paulsboro. The township is taking precautionary measures, officials say, after a certain type of perfluorinated compound (PFC) was found in Well No. 3. The compound – perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) – is believed to stem from a township-based […]
Fluoridation fails as America’s cavity crisis escalates
Today is the 69th birthday of water fluoridation – the top public health blunder of all time, reports the New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc. (NYSCOF) Instead of spreading less tooth decay across the land, fluoridation spread dental fluorosis (fluoride-discolored teeth) into every nook and cranny of America. Even though the CDC reports […]
Hernando: Fluoride battle shifts to county
BROOKSVILLE – Fresh from his victory in Brooksville, dentist Johnny Johnson is ready to re-enter the fluoridation wars. This time he will fight for all of Hernando County. Johnson said he wants fluoride in municipal water systems throughout Florida, and Hernando is one of the next challenges in that effort. The dentist and self-proclaimed fluoride […]
Fluoride fears lead Waterwatch to demand Davis documents
FARMINGTON — Davis County Health is showing little teeth when it comes to making certain its fluoride suppliers for the county’s drinking water supply are compliant with Utah law, Waterwatch of Utah founder Lorna Rosenstein says. “There are specific laws that are made to protect consumers,” Rosenstein said. One of those laws is House Bill […]
West Deptford shuts down water well as ‘precaution’ after possible contamination detected
The township has shut down one of its six water supply wells after finding evidence of an industrial chemical currently causing problems in Paulsboro’s drinking water. West Deptford acting administrator Brandon Umba on Friday stated the shutdown is “precautionary,” and stressed that the township’s tap water is safe to drink. Complaints of water contamination have […]
Wellington Could Reconsider Water Fluoridation Policy
An old debate has been rekindled in Wellington as council members prepare to discuss the necessity of fluoride in the village’s drinking water. On Tuesday, Jan. 28, council members will discuss a resolution to eliminate fluoridation of Wellington’s public drinking water supply. The village has added fluoride to its drinking water since 1999, when council […]
DEP response to Pauslboro water woes: ‘An abundance of caution’ needed
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has responded to complaints about possible contamination in the borough’s public water supply with a letter stating that action is warranted for the most sensitive populations. Tests of Pauslboro’s main water supply — well #7 — has found levels of perfluorochemicals (PFCs), such as perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) up […]
Fluoride will remain in Keyser drinking water
After the public voiced support of leaving fluoride in the drinking water, the Keyser Council decided Wednesday to let it remain in the water. “We have got emails from locals and as far away as California and the response that we have got has overwhelmingly been in opposition to any change in the fluoride program. […]