Once upon a time in 1943 in Deepwater, N.J., the high-quality peaches destined for the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York were burning up. Cows were grazing on their bellies and chickens died. Local farmers started looking for the bad witch who might be poisoning these apples in their Snow White-type community. A few miles […]
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.
Student government bill to install two fluoride-free drinking water fountains on Austin campus
To protect the health needs of more students, Student Government is working on a plan to implement safer drinking water. Student Government passed a bill last week to install fluoride filters on at least two drinking fountains on campus, making UT the first college in the nation to offer such a plan, said Student Government […]
An unnecessary additive
We are very concerned that total fluoride exposure is not safe for children. EPA is relying on outdated science to support this increase in fluoride exposure. – Richard Wiles From the “should be a bigger news story than it is” file comes this alarming reality: The New Jersey Legislature is attempting to pass bills that […]
Everett: Flouridated water a safe, low-cost public health tool (letter)
Opinions about the safety of our community’s drinking water were expressed in the March 24 guest commentary, “Fluoridated water supply: Utility should have to prove its safety.” We’d like to present the facts. Twenty years ago this spring, the City of Everett began adding fluoride to its public drinking water. Fluoride exists naturally in virtually […]
Fluoridation debate continues in central Nebraska
Does fluoride in your water really make a difference? Statistically, it’s been proven to harden your teeth but many are still against the idea of having it in the public water source. News 5’s Katie Gauthier tried to get to the bottom of the debate Wednesday. Some local cities do have fluoride added to their […]
Napa resists putting fluoride in its water supply
Excerpt: … Two years ago, the Napa County grand jury recommended that the city look for outside funding to add fluoride to the city’s water supply. The city continues to believe that this expensive proposition should not be the water division’s top priority. “We have plenty of things we need to invest in,” Eldredge said. […]
SMITHERMAN v. U.S.
SMITHERMAN v. U.S. VIRGINIA A. SMITHERMAN, Administrator of the Estate of Trentina Valencia Smitherman, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant-Appellee. No. 11-14300, Non-Argument Calendar. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Filed April 2, 2012. Before CARNES, BARKETT and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges. DO NOT PUBLISH PER CURIAM. Virginia Smitherman, proceeding pro se, appeals […]
Studies show no advantage to low-fluoride toothpaste
March 30, 2012 (Tampa, Florida) — Low-fluoride toothpastes do not reduce the risk for fluorosis but increase the risk for caries in very young children, according to a meta-analysis presented here at the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) 2012 Annual Meeting. “There is no evidence to support the use of low-fluoride toothpaste in preschoolers,” […]
Carroll-Boone Water District: Fluoride costs rising
The Carroll Boone Water District (CBWD) board will meet at 10 a.m. April 19 to consider proceeding with fluoridation of public drinking water despite not having sufficient grants to cover start-up costs. The board will discuss whether to use district funds to implement fluoridation. State legislation passed in 2011 mandated fluoridation of all water systems […]
Bourbon ends water fluoridation
The latest community to stop poisoning its water supply with toxic fluoride chemicals is Bourbon, Indiana. According to The Pilot News, the town council recently voted unanimously to stop lacing the water supply with the known neurotoxin after conducting much research on the subject, and after learning that water fluoridation is not mandatory in the […]