The U.S. government has been forced to release a controversial draft review that confirms previous studies which found exposure to fluoride at high levels can reduce IQ in children. The U.S. National Toxicology Program has released a long-delayed controversial review of the science behind claims that fluoride reduces IQ in children. The NTP review from May 2022 […]
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Report Linking Fluoride to Lower IQ in Children Made Public After CDC, HHS Tried to Block It
The National Toxicology Program on Wednesday released a draft report linking prenatal and childhood fluoride exposure to reduced IQ in children, after public health officials tried for almost a year to block its publication. The National Toxicology Program (NTP) on Wednesday released a draft report linking prenatal and childhood fluoride exposure to reduced IQ in children, after […]
NTP Ties Fluoride To Childhood IQ Loss, Bolstering Plaintiffs’ TSCA Suit
The National Toxicology Program (NTP) has quietly unsealed its 2022 draft report on fluoride toxicity, publishing for the first time its finding “with moderate confidence” that common drinking water fluoridation levels are associated with drops in childhood IQ — a conclusion environmentalists plan to use in their suit seeking TSCA limits on fluoridation. “This review […]
Fluoride May Harm Kids, But Evidence Varies, Agency Finds
Fluoride’s health effects analyses released to public Rare glimpse into ongoing scientific debate offered A federal health agency released on Wednesday extensive information about fluoride’s health effects and potential to decrease children’s IQ, the latest development in a lawsuit that seeks to ban the mineral’s use in drinking water. The 1,573 pages of information disclosed by the […]
Health Officials Delayed Report Linking Fluoride to Brain Harm
Last May, the National Toxicology Program (NTP), a federal research agency, was set to release its eagerly awaited report into the cognitive and neurodevelopmental impacts on humans from fluoride exposure. The report was anticipated for several reasons, including its review of studies linking fluoridated water to cognitive harm in children. Water fluoridation is the long-established public policy […]
Fluoride Lawsuit Against EPA Prompts Pending Release of Potentially Damaging Report
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to oppose and delay a lawsuit filed against them by the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) to ban the use of fluoride in public water supplies in the United States. The case has revealed government attempts to limit available evidence and avoid having the facts of water fluoridation reviewed in court. A […]
Fluoride Lawsuit: Censored Review on Fluoride’s Toxicity Will Soon Be Made Public
Attorneys with the Fluoride Action Network and the U.S. government have agreed to the release of a censored report on the toxicity of fluoride, the latest development in the ongoing Fluoride lawsuit. After numerous delays, and intervention by Assistant Health Secretary Rachel Levine, the U.S. National Toxicology Program’s review of Fluoride’s toxicity will soon be […]
Science on Fluoride’s Effects on Children Set for Court Release.
District judge to lift protective order for fluoride analyses Court expected in April conference to set trial dates A federal health agency has agreed to publicly release scientific analyses about the safety of fluoride in drinking water, which will allow a federal district court to lift a protective order that has shielded the information from […]
NTP Agrees To Release Draft Fluoride Review Central To TSCA Litigation.
The National Toxicology Program (NTP) has agreed to publicly release its latest draft monograph on health harms associated with fluoride exposure, after the document has emerged as key to environmental groups’ long-running TSCA suit seeking a ban on drinking water fluoridation due to those alleged harms. News of the reversal came in a joint Feb. 8 […]
Following Revelation Of Interference By AHS Rachel Levine, Federal Judge Pushes Next Hearing In Fluoride Lawsuit To April
The fluoride lawsuit has been delayed again following the release of emails which show leadership within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services intervened in the release of a crucial study on fluoride’s toxicity. On Thursday January 10, Judge Richard Chen ruled against a six month delay, in favor of a 3 month delay, […]