BENNINGTON — On Monday, Gov. Phil Scott helped celebrate the first new connection of a major water line extension project designed to address PFOA contamination of hundreds of local wells. “Today, we are here to celebrate the progress we’ve made to connect residents to this municipal line,” the governor said, shortly before turning a valve […]
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.
Fluoride in the Water: Too Much of a Good Thing?
In the early 1900s, a young dentist named Frederick McKay moved to a Colorado town where the residents’ teeth — though in some cases stained chocolate brown — had far less decay than was typical back then. He and other researchers eventually linked the phenomenon to fluoride in the town’s drinking water – a eureka […]
Dentists stand up for fluoridation as voters across the U.S. take up the issue
… The ADA offers resources for dentists who need assistance in helping educate and inform their communities about the benefits of fluoridation. Visit ADA.org/fluoride or email Jane McGinley, manager of fluoridation and preventive health activities at the ADA, at mcginleyj@ADA.org. Below are summaries of U.S. communities where the issue was undertaken this fall. Rugby, North […]
Kroger Recalls Water For Infants After Mold Contamination Risk
(CNN) – The Kroger Company has recalled six months’ worth of Comforts FOR BABY Purified Water with Fluoride Added after discovering mold in the product. Kroger, the largest grocery store chain in the country, tested the water after receiving customer complaints and found contamination by a species of mold called Talaromyces penicillium. In addition to […]
Pesticide Tolerances: Florpyrauxifen-benzyl. Final Rule.
Note from Fluoride Action Network Molecular structure of Florpyrauxifen Action Final rule. Summary This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of florpyrauxifen-benzyl in or on rice grain, freshwater fish, shellfish crustacean, and mollusc. Dow AgroSciences LLC requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). Dates This regulation is effective October 6, 2017. […]
FDA Alerts Consumers to Recall of Certain Comforts FOR BABY Water with Fluoride
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting the public to a recall of Comforts FOR BABY Purified Water with Fluoride with certain sell by dates, sold by Kroger in various affiliated stores, due to potential mold contamination. What is the Problem and What is Being Done About It? The Kroger Company has recalled Comforts […]
New Study Makes Confusing Case for Drinking Unfiltered Tap Water
Depending on where you live, you may want to toss out that Brita filter and move on with your life. A new study found that Americans who don’t drink tap water, which is typically fluoridated, are more likely to suffer from tooth decay. But proceed with caution, because the study also confirmed a common fear for […]
What is PVDF?
Note from FAN: The molecular structure of PVDF is PVDF coatings are a resin-based coating system. Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) coatings are one of the most commonly used commercial and industrial coatings on the market. PVDF is a fluoropolymer resin that is highly inert and stable, providing excellent resistance from metal weathering over time. PVDF coatings […]
Blood lead levels lower, but tooth decay higher in children who do not drink tap water
American children and adolescents who do not drink tap water, which is typically fluoridated, are much more likely to have tooth decay, according to a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. However, the study confirms that those who drink tap water are more likely to have elevated levels of lead in their […]
Fluoride Supplements & Vitamins: Cerecor Acquires TRx Pharmaceuticals
BALTIMORE, MD–(Marketwired – November 17, 2017) – Cerecor Inc. (NASDAQ: CERC) and TRx Pharmaceuticals, LLC (TRx) today announced that the companies have entered into a purchase agreement in which Cerecor will acquire TRx, including subsidiary Zylera Pharmaceuticals, LLC and its franchise of commercial medications led by Poly-Vi-Flor® (multivitamin and fluoride supplement tablet, chewable) and Tri-Vi-Flor® […]