There have been concerns regarding fluoride and how it can impact our health. Fluoride is a mineral that helps to prevent tooth decay along with strengthening bones. It is found naturally in water, rocks and soil and communities have added it to water supplies. Dr. Abinash Achrekar, KOAT and University of New Mexico health expert, […]
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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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RFK Jr. Wants Fluoride Out Of Water — And It’s Not Nearly As Crazy As His Detractors Claim
The day before the election, Democratic Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar joined countless other liberals in mocking Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the latter’s suggestion that America reduce its high levels of fluoride. “I was a little shocked that one of their closing arguments for Donald Trump was take the fluoride out of […]
EXCLUSIVE: Is Dallas’ Water Department Wasting Money And Harming Public Health?
Documents exclusively obtained by The Dallas Express raise questions about public health and financial waste in the Dallas water department. Adding hydrofluosilicic acid (HFS) is one of the most commonly used methods for treating drinking water with fluoride in the United States. However, the water department appears to consistently inject more HFS into the water than […]
Should Bartow continue adding fluoride to water? Officials begin debate
BARTOW, Fla. — The city of Bartow is the latest to talk about removing fluoride from its drinking water. During a meeting Monday, leaders considered recent guidance from State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo. Ladapo spoke against the long-held practice after Winter Haven commissioners voted 3-2 to remove fluoride from its water supply. At the meeting, […]
No vote planned to end fluoridation in Lakeland after state guidance
LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — At the first city commission meeting since Florida changed its health guidance, fluoridation was not discussed by city leaders nor the public. Lakeland is the largest municipality in Polk County that adds fluoride to its water supply. One commissioner said he is ready to end the practice “If the state has […]
Editorial: Oak Park, Evanston and Aurora were guinea pigs in a huge fluoride experiment. Now what?
Say this for Illinois: We love our fluoride. Back in the 1940s, three Chicago suburbs were among the guinea pigs in an experiment to uncover the benefits of fluoridated drinking water. The mineral occurred naturally in west suburban Aurora, so its water system became a baseline. Then Evanston added fluoride and Oak Park went without. […]
Tavares leaders to discuss removing fluoride from drinking water
TAVARES, Fla. — Tavares city council members will discuss removing fluoride from the city’s drinking water during their meeting Wednesday night as the health benefits of the mineral face political controversy. Fluoride isn’t just in water; it’s commonly found in toothpaste, mouthwash, and other products. The CDC said nearly two-thirds of the U.S. population gets […]
America’s Health Care Future Under the New Administration
DEAR READERS: The possibility of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. overseeing the nation’s health under the Trump administration caused a media stir, as did his stated intention to get fluoride removed from drinking water. I agree with him on removing sodium fluoride — an upcycled industrial byproduct — from drinking water, so long as children brush […]
What’s going on with fluoride? – podcast
The conversation about fluoride’s health benefits has exploded recently after a US federal toxicology report, court ruling and independent scientific review all called for updated risk-benefit analysis. Ian Sample hears from Catherine Carstairs, professor of history at the University of Guelph in Canada, about how attitudes to fluoridation have evolved, and Oliver Jones, professor of […]
Town passes fluoride ordinance on second reading
At the November 19 Thermopolis Town Council meeting, Mayor Adam Estenson swore in new officer Jonathan Bartlett. Marshall Keller presented an ordinance for its second reading where the town will revoke fluoride being added to the water system. During the council’s discussion, council member Rachel Hughes said that she talked to her dentist about the […]