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NJ Governor guts authority of state health council
Acting Gov. Richard Codey has stripped the Public Health Council, created in 1947, of its considerable power weeks before the independent body planned a controversial vote on water fluoridation. Critics called the move a “power grab” by the governor, and the chairman said he and some other members of the council likely will resign in […]
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Demand proof on fluoridation
Trying to sort out who’s right and who’s wrong in the debate in Trenton on whether privately owned water companies should be required to fluoridate drinking water isn’t easy. But the burden of proof should rest with those who say it’s necessary. The New Jersey Dental Association wants the state Public Health Council to write […]
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State hears pros and cons of fluoridation plan
Opponents criticized a plan to fluoridate New Jersey drinking water yesterday, calling it dangerous and unnecessary, while supporters said the state must move to protect the dental health of children. Both sides aired their views at a hearing before the Public Health Council, a state body considering regulations to mandate the fluoridation of community water […]
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It’s a drug – with potentially harmful side effects.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lists it as a “hazard.” The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry warns that high levels of exposure can harm your health. It is used to treat human health but remains largely untested by the Food and Drug Administration. The substance we’re talking about is fluoride. Why would we […]
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Debate grows hotter over Jersey water
Frank Graham believes fluoridation is one of the great public health achievements of the past century. Adding fluoride to community water supplies has improved children’s oral health and led to steep declines in tooth decay, says Graham, who is president of the New Jersey Dental Association. He calls the additive safe and effective. Nancy Browne […]
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Vote against mandate for fluoridated water
As a consumer, I have choices. I can choose what I want to drink and eat. If I’m suspicious about a product, I can read the label for ingredients, nutrition contents and warnings and decide for myself. But my consumer rights may be taken away. The Public Health Council will vote on a mandate to […]
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Water fluoridation vote is postponed
TRENTON – A decision that could have turned New Jersey from a state with one of the lowest rates of fluoridating the water to one of the nation’s leaders was delayed yesterday to allow the public more of a say. The state Public Health Council, which took up the issue in October, had been expected […]
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New Jersey Private Water Firms Targeted with Fluoride Mandate
For decades, New Jersey has resisted mandating fluoridation of public water supplies. Opponents effectively battled off state bills requiring fluoridation, questioning its benefits in fighting tooth decay while raising concerns that too much fluoride could lead to health problems. As a result, the state ranks near the very bottom in the nation in a federal […]
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Discord marks fluoride hearing
TRENTON – Fluoridation‘s biggest opponents squared off against its biggest boosters yesterday in a battle over whether the additive will be required in the drinking water of all 8.5 million New Jerseyans. The state’s Public Health Council spent most of the afternoon listening to and asking questions of the experts. The council will likely take […]
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Mandatory fluoridation of drinking water up for debate
TRENTON, N.J. — Children and adults will get fewer cavities if New Jersey requires all public water suppliers to add fluoride to drinking water, according to dental health advocates promoting the idea as a safe, cheap way to combat tooth decay. Opponents insist that fluoridated water poses health risks, including elevated risk for certain cancers […]
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