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State law requires water systems to add fluoride — if state provides funds
BATON ROUGE — Larger water supply systems around the state have until March 1 to assemble plans that could result in all of their customers receiving fluoridated water to improve dental health. But the mostly municipal systems don’t have to purchase the equipment and start fluoridating water until the state supplies the money. State law […]
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Mojave River Basin: Local water quality ranks among cleanest in state
APPLE VALLEY • The Mojave River Basin has some of the cleanest water in the state, even without processing, according to early results from a recent study. Representatives from the State Water Board and U.S. Geological Survey recently presented local data from an ongoing, 10-year study to the Mojave Water Agency. “What did we find? […]
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Southampton: Chris Huhne sides with anti-fluoride campaign
A HAMPSHIRE MP has added his voice to the campaign against adding fluoride to Southampton’s water supplies. As the debate on fluoridation for the city moves into its final week, Eastleigh MP Chris Huhne has spoken out against the controversial proposals. He has submitted a formal objection to fluoridation to the South Central Strategic Health […]
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Fluoride contaminates Mid-Day Meals Scheme
NALGONDA: Defeating the very aim of improving nutritional levels, mid-day meals cooked in fluoride-contaminated water are being dished out by SHGs in hundreds of schools and anganwadi centres in the district. The Mid-Day Meal (MDM) Scheme is being implemented in as many as 3,369 primary and high schools and 3,646 anganwadi centres in the district. […]
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Gympie Regional Council says no to flouride
FLUORIDATED water is coming and the state government has given Gympie Regional Council until December 31, 2010 to fluoridate Gympie, Rainbow Beach, Tin Can Bay and Cooloola Cove. Some local councillors are against the move that Premier Anna Bligh says will save the state $1 billion in 30 years for dental costs. At a Community […]
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Big West: Air quality group sues county over refinery expansion
Less than two months after Kern County supervisors approved the Big West of California refinery expansion, a Shafter-based group that advocates for air quality has filed a lawsuit saying the county should have done more to mitigation pollution from the refinery. The Association of Irritated Residents, represented by the Center on Race, Poverty and the […]
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Sodium monofluorophosphate as a source of fluoride added for nutritional purposes to food supplement
For citation purposes: Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food on a request from the Commission on disodium fluorophosphate added for nutritional purposes to food supplements. The EFSA Journal (2008) 886, 1-18. Question number: EFSA-Q-2006-277, EFSA-Q-2006-295 Adopted date: 27 November 2008 Summary Following a request from the European […]
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Russellville: Fluoride removal proposal tabled
The water board tabled a plan to remove fluoride from the city’s water, said Joe Graham, water board chairman, Wednesday. In September, Doug Clement, manager with the Russellville Water Board, said the city would stop adding fluoride, used by many municipalities to prevent tooth decay. The announcement raised concerns from some local dentists and health […]
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Southampton: Fluoride gets green light Down Under
THE fluoridation debate is still raging on the south coast of England, but governors on Australia’s Gold Coast have made up their minds. The process of adding fluoride to the water of 3.7 million Queensland residents began this month, after the state parliament voted to make it law to add it to public supplies. Southampton’s […]
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Boil water notice lifted in Limerick
OVER 700 householders and businesses in Adare, who were advised last Friday to boil their tap water before drinking it, were advised yesterday evening that the water has got the all-clear. Donal Brennan, senior engineer with Limerick County Council, confirmed the good news after a meeting between council and HSE officials. Following a meeting on […]
Ireland