Remember the Wendy’s TV commercial with the little old lady asking “Where’s the beef?” in regard to hamburger chains not having much of a beef patty between the hamburger buns? The line has become a common one to use to question the validity of a product claim or statement by politicians. In respect to the […]
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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.
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California has the largest number of residents in the U.S. receiving fluoridated water
Thanks to efforts led by the California Dental Association Foundation to expand access to fluoridation, California now has the largest total number of residents of any state receiving fluoridated water. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released the latest Water Fluoridation Statistics that indicate 58 percent of Californians (21.5 million) receive fluoridated water, […]
Port Angeles: Fluoride foes ‘exploring all options’ after Supreme Court upholds Port Angeles city
The state Supreme Court sided with Port Angeles City Hall on Thursday in the four-year-long dispute over water fluoridation, but activists aren’t giving up just yet. The high court ruled in a 5-4 vote that water fluoridation in Port Angeles cannot be challenged through the initiative process. The ruling tosses out city-wide initiatives that anti-fluoride […]
Port Angeles: State Supreme Court denies citizens the right to vote on fluoridation
SEATTLE — The Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday that two initiatives seeking to stop the addition of fluoride to the public waters of Port Angeles went beyond the scope of the initiative process. In a 5-4 ruling, the court agreed with the Port Angeles City Council, which had declined to enact or refer the initiatives […]
Crescent City: School Board eyes fluoride debate
The Del Norte County Unified School District Board will consider signing a resolution in support of keeping fluoride in the municipal water system. Crescent City residents will vote in November on whether to remove fluoride from the water supply. Local residents Katherine Kelly and Connie Morrison gathered enough signatures to put the measure on the […]
US EPA makes first change in 24-years to risk of fluoride in drinking water
From FLUORIDE Action Network: On September 20, 2010, a new US Code of Federal Regulations for the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations was published. For the last 24 years EPA recognized only crippling skeletal fluorosis as a adverse effect from fluoride in drinking water at levels over 4 parts per million (ppm). On September 20, […]
Santa Rosa. Should fluoride be put in the water?
By MATHEW PELLEGRINO – Pro: A glass a day keeps the cavities away Bill, it doesn’t surprise me you are against fluoride. I bet the last time you saw your toothbrush, you were on your hands and knees scrubbing out your toilet bowl. People will always assume fluoride in water is bad for them, but […]
McMinnville Council still looking at fluoride issue
McMinnville City Manager Kent Taylor has recommended the city council to schedule a joint work session with the McMinnville Water & Light Commission in October to discuss fluoridation. Considering the matter during its informal dinner session Tuesday, the council took no official action. But it agreed to continue looking into the issue. Mayor Rick Olson, […]
CDC releases 2008 water fluoridation statistics
The CDC has released the latest statistics on community water fluoridation for the nation on its Web site. For this information, go to http://www.cdc.gov/fluoridation/statistics/2008stats.htm The latest data show that in 2008, 72.4% of the U.S. population on public water systems–or 195.5 million people– had access to optimally fluoridated water. This is an increase from 2006 […]
Red Bay stops putting fluoride in water
The Franklin County town of Red Bay recently stopped putting fluoride in the water. Town leaders say it was an economic decision. They had officials look at several studies and never found any evidence that supported keeping the fluoride in the water. “I guess we wound up saving about 50-thousand dollars a year in the […]