Poughkeepsie – The chairman of the Poughkeepsie Joint Water Board wants answers as to why health officials want to resume the introduction of a fluoride-type chemical in the water supply. Some two years ago, the chemical was halted because of a mechanical problem. Now, water board Chairman Frank Mora said it should be left out. […]
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More winners and losers in the week’s news
— The following excerpt is the paper’s comment on fluoridation issue. … LOSER: Anti-fluoride campaigns. Fluoride has a 60-year record of safety and effectiveness in preventing tooth decay. But once again, fluoride foes have succeeded in getting decent legislation sidelined so Oregon cities won’t have to fluoridate their water supply. Oregon ranks 48th in the […]
Two workers hurt in acid spill at Fremont chip-cleaning facility
Two men are hospitalized today following an early morning acid leak at a Fremont semiconductor-industry supply company that prompted the response of hazardous materials crews, the Fremont Fire Department reported. Two employees of a private janitorial firm who were cleaning offices at the Metron Technology building, located at 44050 Fremont Blvd., discovered the leak at […]
DEC nominated for ‘Dirty Dozen’ award by Canton group
CANTON – Fluoride Action Network Pesticides Project, Canton, nominated one of the “Dirty Dozen” awards announced this week by Citizens’ Environmental Coalition, Albany, a non-profit organization that advocates for pollution prevention and environmental justice. FAN Pesticides Project nominated the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s Division of Natural Resources under the Pataki administration for its lack […]
Fluoride Costing More but Still Seen As Bargain: Health Experts: Money Saved on Dental Bills Makes Use Worthwhile
Part of the fallout from Hurricane Katrina was a disruption in Florida phosphate mining, a byproduct of which is the fluoride added to drinking water to prevent tooth decay. Fluoride supplies were interrupted and costs went up, leading some cities — including Evansville — in several states to stop adding fluoride to water. That’s not […]
Chocolate Constituent Bests Fluoride
That’s how Tulane University’s news office provocatively titled a press release it issued last week. Sound sweet? Unfortunately, it’s anything but. The extract, theobromine, is a bitter constituent of a number of plants, including the beans used to make chocolate. A chemical cousin to caffeine, this compound is also a stimulant—and doesn’t taste the least […]
Hooper Bay: Lack of fluoride gives villagers tooth decay
Note from Fluoride Action Network: In 1992, Hooper Bay’s water treatment equipment failed and fluoride levels were so high one man died in the nation’s first death due to fluoride poisoning. ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Dentists say the equation is simple: less fluoride equals more tooth decay. Soda and sweets just add fuel to the fire. […]
FDA Bans Toothpaste from China after 51 Deaths in Panama
The Food and Drug Administration said it is blocking all shipments of toothpaste from China after 51 Panamanians apparently died after brushing with poisonous toothpaste from China. However, a ConsumerAffairs.Com investigation reveals the FDA’s action may be too little too late and that importers still may be able to sneak tubes past FDA inspectors. ConsumerAffairs.Com […]
A New York 2007 “Dirty Dozen” Award nominated by FAN
The New York 2007 “Dirty Dozen” Awards to Polluters and New York State Government Agencies Today the Albany-based Citizens’ Environmental Coalition unveiled the recipients of its fourth annual “Dirty Dozen“ Awards* to various polluters and state agencies in New York. The “winners” were selected by a committee based on the severity of the threat they […]
Fluoride No Benefit to Low-Income Americans, Studies Show
NEW YORK, May 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Even when fluoridated water is the most consumed item, cavities are extensive when diets are poor, according to Caries Research.(1) Burt and colleagues studied low-income African-American adults, 14-years- old and over, living in Detroit, Michigan, where water suppliers add fluoride chemicals attempting to prevent cavities. Yet, 83% of this […]