PORTSMOUTH — A pair of N.H. lawmakers have sponsored a bill that would require municipalities to send notice to residents about the fluoridation of their drinking water. The legislation, known as House Bill 312, was scheduled to be heard by the House Health and Human Services Committee at 1 p.m. today in Concord. Sponsored by […]
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.
San Diego: City set to start fluoridation on Tuesday
The amount of fluoride in the city of San Diego’s water system will be increased beginning Tuesday, the Public Utilities Department announced Monday. The higher fluoride levels are to be phased in over the next month, with the first additive going into the Miramar Water Treatment Plant, which serves the northern area of the city […]
Asheville lowers water fluoride levels
ASHEVILLE — National concerns over teeth discoloration, and in some rare cases bone problems, have led officials to lower fluoride levels in Asheville’s regional water system. In extreme cases, teeth can even be pitted by the mineral — though many cases are so mild only dentists notice it. The problem is generally considered cosmetic. “When […]
Popular Infant Juices Contain Too Much Fluoride, Research Shows
NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Commonly-consumed infant fruit juices contain fluoride, some at levels higher than recommended for public water supplies which can damage teeth, according to research to be presented on March 17, 2011 at the International Association for Dental Research annual meeting in San Diego.(1) Ninety samples of three different flavors […]
Black Pastors Speak Out Against Fluoride In Water
MEMPHIS – Rev. William Owens, President of the Coalition of African American Pastors, is joining a growing chorus of leaders calling for federal and state hearings and investigations into new revelations about risks from drinking fluoridated water. Owens wants to know why important fluoride information wasn’t shared with African American leaders and citizens, and is […]
Steven M. Levy: “Community water fluoridation is safe and effective in preventing cavities for both children and adults”
TITLE OF LETTER: FLUORIDE the still best guard against cavities Mark Amberg (“New Fluoride Rules Yet to Be Proven Safe,” Jan. 19 letter) substantially misrepresented the recent announcement of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services concerning a proposed lowering of the recommended level of fluoride to be used with community water fluoridation. The […]
Aspen: Fluoridation of water back in the spotlight
The controversial issue of fluoridating Aspen’s tap water may trickle back into public debate as two top health organizations within the federal government recommended earlier this month to drop levels of fluoride added to water. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Jan. 7 lowered […]
Othello plugs well six due to high levels of fluoride
The decision to plug the 1,200-foot well at around the 900-foot level came after city engineer Larry Julius said hydro-geological tests revealed the water had nearly four times the amount of fluoride allowed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The agency regulates water, air and land among other things, as the issues relate to […]
Yellow Springs: Council says no to fluoride
At their meeting Tuesday, Jan. 18, members of Village Council voted to discontinue the practice of putting fluoride in Yellow Springs water. The vote was 3–1, with Lori Askeland, Judith Hempfling and Rick Walkey voting to discontinue adding fluoride to local water, Karen Wintrow dissenting and John Booth, who is out of the country, absent. […]
Newton: Water fluoride levels adjusted
On Tuesday, Newton WaterWorks adjusted dosage levels of fluoride so that the final concentration is 0.7 parts per million (ppm) in finished water. The previous dosage was in the range of 1 to 1.2 ppm, while natural levels of fluoride in Newton’s well water is .4 ppm. The adjustment is in accordance to recent recommendations […]