Note from FAN: Dr. Mercola has published a brilliant article on the new Citizen’s Petition to the Food & Drug Administration from FAN and the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology. The Petition requests that all fluoride supplements be taken off the market. There is a link for you to sign the Citizen’s Petition […]
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.
Fluorosulfuric acid
Molecule of the Week Archive This molecule was part of our Fluorosulfuric acid and Antimony pentafluoride set Figure 1: Fluorosulfuric acid Figure 2: Antimony pentafluoride This week’s molecules combine to make “magic”. The first, fluorosulfuric acid (HSO3F; also called fluorosulfonic acid) is an extremely strong Brønsted acid that has been known since the late 19th […]
Is Fluoridated Drinking Water Safe?
Countries that do not fluoridate their water have also seen big drops in the rate of cavities. Since the mid-1940s, compounds containing the mineral fluoride have been added to community water supplies throughout the U.S. to prevent tooth decay. Health concerns expressed by opponents have largely been dismissed until recently. Now, evidence is mounting that in an […]
62% of total Hydrogen Fluoride emissions are from Coal & Oil Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units
Excerpts from Supplemental Finding That It Is Appropriate and Necessary To Regulate Hazardous Air Pollutants From Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units: Action: Final Supplemental Finding. Summary: This action responds to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Michigan v. EPA, 135 S. Ct. 2699 (2015), and explains how the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) […]
Hypothyroidism: The hidden epidemic
There is a disease that copycats the “normal” effects of aging. It strikes women seven times more frequently than men. It’s a hidden epidemic. Yet if you’re a woman and you go to your doctor and tell him you have fatigue, brain fog, weight gain, loss of libido, or unexplained hair loss, more often than […]
April 18, 2016: Casey Hannan, BS, MPH, Acting Director, CDC’s Division of Oral Health
Ursula E. Bauer, PhD, MPH, Director of the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion recently announced that Mr. Casey Hannan has agreed to serve as Acting Director, Division of Oral Health, beginning on April 18th. Casey Hannan currently serves as the Chief of the Arthritis, Epilepsy, and Well-Being Branch where he directs […]
PFOA: Lawsuits charge that 3M knew about the dangers of its chemicals
FOR DECADES 3M was the primary producer of C8, or PFOA, and was the sole producer of a related chemical known as PFOS. But while DuPont was caught up in a massive class action suit over C8, 3M has largely avoided public scrutiny and serious legal or financial consequences for its role in developing and […]
It’s National Teflon Day – But Hold the Celebration
On this day in 1938, a DuPont chemist named Roy J. Plunkett in Deepwater, N.J., accidentally discovered polytetrafluoroethylene, a slippery substance remarkably resistant to water, grease and stains. DuPont patented PTFE as Teflon. To honor Plunkett’s discovery, April 6 is National Teflon Day, according to nationaldaycalendar.com, which tracks such things. We won’t be celebrating. Teflon […]
Leading Physician Joins Calls for Federal Investigation of Water Fluoridation
Dr. Mark Hyman Warns of Fluoride Risks to Diabetics, Kidney Patients, and Thyroid Function April 5, 2016: Ellijay, Georgia: Physician and nine-time #1 New York Times bestselling author Dr. Mark Hyman has joined a growing chorus of influential leaders highlighting possible health risks from drinking fluoridated municipal water. Known to millions of American television viewers […]
2014 Water Fluoridation Statistics by State for the U.S.
From the Division of Oral Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention These statistics were prepared using water system data reported by states to the CDC Water Fluoridation Reporting System as of December 31, 2014, and the US Census Bureau state population estimates for 2014. National Water Fluoridation Statistics Total US population, personsa 318,857,056 US […]