Like Henry Ford before him, Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk is taking a new approach to car making. Where Ford focused on manufacturing a car that the mass market could afford, Musk is keen to build a vehicle that the environment can bear. Much has been made of the use of solar power at […]
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.
Pete Evans’ wife Nicola recommends homemade toothpaste instead of fluoride
The grenade-throwing antics of celebrity chef and paleo enthusiast Pete Evans appear to have rubbed off on his new bride. Nicola Robinson Evans – a former model turned clean living advocate – has recommended homemade, remineralising toothpaste and suggested her social media followers start referring to Google for dental hygiene tips. “There’s plenty of information […]
Drinking water contaminated in over 70,000 habitations
New Delhi (PTI) – More than 70,000 habitations in the country do not have safe drinking water as it is contaminated with fluoride, arsenic and heavy metals among others. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi said as on July 18, there are […]
Portland Water Fluoridation: A Newspaper Analysis
Abstract: Portland, Oregon is the largest city in the United States without community water fluoridation (CWF). A newspaper analysis was conducted of the failed 2013 CWF campaign to evaluate anti-fluoridation and pro-fluoridation messaging provided by newspapers during the campaign. News content was categorized by type and slant (pro-fluoridation, anti-fluoridation, or neutral) and 34 variables were […]
‘Drinking water must be tested’
TANZANIANS have been urged to build the culture of conducting frequent water tests to ensure it is safe from all types of contaminants. A resident Technician at Ngurdoto Defluoridation Research Station, Mr Godfrey Mkongo, said yesterday that the system will help to reduce the possibilities of contracting waterborne diseases and other related health impacts. “Many […]
South Bay lawmaker, activists claim AQMD study of toxic acid used at Torrance refinery is flawed
A leading South Bay lawmaker and critic of safety at the former ExxonMobil refinery in Torrance has renewed his criticism of a regulatory study aimed at discovering whether a commercially viable alternative to the use of highly toxic hydrofluoric acid exists. In his second letter in the past three months to the South Coast Air […]
Jonesborough: Fluoride debate brings out pros and cons
At Monday night’s Town of Jonesborough Public Forum, there were degreed professionals and concerned laymen. Some came from down the street. Others from across the state. But what the 100 or so men and women attending the July 18 meeting all seemed to share was a passion for their cause – and a very different […]
Houston City Council to leave fluoride in water supply; discusses ordinances
Members of the Houston City Council studied two ordinances, approved not changing its fluoridation policy and heard an update on its push to clean up properties during a meeting Monday. The council voted 4-2 to keep its long-standing policy of adding fluoridation to the city’s water supply. Council members David Arthur and Viki Narancich voted […]
‘Toxic chemical’: Gladstone woman tells of ‘agony’ from fluoride
SITTING in a wheelchair outside the council chambers Dell Darrach had never been happier. Dell campaigned since 2013 to remove fluoride from Gladstone’s water supply and today the battle ended as councillors voted to remove the “toxic chemical”. “I’ve never been happier in all my life,” she said of the decision. “Within a few months […]
Fluoride to go from Gladstone Regional Council water supply
Fluoride has been added to some drinking water supplies to help prevent dental cavities for over 50 years, but it has become a contentious issue, with many arguing they hate the idea of what they consider is mass medication. Back in 2008 the Queensland Labor Government introduced mandatory fluoridation of water supplies, but just four […]