Little else gets people as wound up as the debate over fluoride in the City’s drinking water. Those on both sides of the issue have plenty of information on hand to provide their case, which leaves many wondering what indeed is the best direction for the City to take in this matter. Fluoride has long […]
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.
Fluorspar for investors
Since 2001 Industrial Minerals’ annual Fluorspar Conference has been touring the globe, bringing together producers and consumers of this widely used but apparently obscure commodity. What might distinguish this year’s Vancouver event, however, was the October 22 pre-conference workshop, which attracted over 200 potential investors. As the keynote speakers explained, fluorspar now tops the list […]
Ottawa: City dismisses concerns over fluoride in Ottawa drinking water
OTTAWA — The city’s chief medical officer of health is dismissing concerns from a fledgling Ottawa group that the presence of fluoride in the city’s water supply is harmful. A new group called Fluoridation Free Ottawa has started a campaign to rid the water supply of fluoride, which is added to prevent tooth decay, saying […]
Ottawa. Op-Ed: Anti-fluoride claims don’t hold water
One debate that you can be sure will never go away is the conflict between science-based medicine and the promoters of alternative medicine. Fluoridation, however, presents a unique case: if a community’s water supply is fluoridated, everyone gets it, science fans and alternative fans alike. Such a situation virtually guarantees that fireworks will follow. Fluoride […]
City dismisses concerns over fluoride in Ottawa drinking water
OTTAWA — The city’s chief medical officer of health is dismissing concerns from a fledgling Ottawa group that the presence of fluoride in the city’s water supply is harmful. A new group called Fluoridation Free Ottawa has started a campaign to rid the water supply of fluoride, which is added to prevent tooth decay, saying […]
Richmond: a petition against water fluoridation
English translation from Google: This is a petition of 1038 signatures the Coalition of citizen (ne) s for clean water in Richmond, through spokeswoman Mandy Demers, filed with the City Council meeting Monday night to ask stop the fluoridation of drinking water and a moratorium on the issue. The group, which has filed various technical […]
Fairview: Fluoridation of town water up for more discussion
Fairview Town council has returned to the discussion of taking fluoridation out of the town treatment plant. Director of Public Works Garry Leathem said that on one occasion the necessary tests took 10 hours to complete because things didn’t go well. He explained that the water treatment plant has to do two tests within a […]
Mobilization of arsenic, uranium and fluorine in groundwater aquifers in Newfoundland and Labrador
Excerpt: The Research & Development Corporation (RDC) is investing more than $5.3 million into research and development (R&D) projects at Memorial University of Newfoundland in areas relevant to offshore petroleum, ocean technology, healthcare, aquaculture and other natural resource industries… $100,000 from RDC for the following: Dr. Tao Cheng, Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science, Memorial […]
Muskoka: Group forms to rid water systems of flouride
GRAVENHURST – Yes, there is in fact something in the water. Although essentially in every public water system in the province and nation, the use of fluoride in Muskoka’s water has a group of local citizens concerned and hoping to see the district end its use. “The concern we have is that we have more […]
Thunder Bay: Dangerous chemicals contained, says airport president
The president and CEO of Thunder Bay International Airports Authority says dangerous chemical once used as a fire retardant has been contained on airport property. Scott McFadden said perfluorooctane sulfonate hasn’t been used since the TBIAA took over management of the facility in 1997. However, the chemical, also known as PFOS, was once used by […]