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Halt Fluoride Supplements State Health Department Warns
The Messenger has obtained a copy of a memo from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Health and Human Services Agency to health providers recommending the suspension of prescription fluoride supplements for at least one year in areas served by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD). The memo, dated October 1, 2007, […]
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LA County Supervisor Yaroslavsky Responds On Topanga-Malibu Fluoridation
It was a long time in coming, but members of Coastal Citizens for Safe Drinking Water were gratified when they recently received a letter, dated November 27, 2007, from Los Angeles County Supervisor Yaroslavsky responding to their two previous requests for his intervention in plans, now operative, by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California […]
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Stuart voters approve fluoridation
STUART — City voters came out in favor of adding fluoride to their municipal water Tuesday, with 52 percent of them telling the City Commission to adopt an ordinance requiring it. “Stuart has given itself and its children a gift for a lifetime,” said dentist David Bowden of Stuart, with the pro-fluoride Healthy Smiles Project […]
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North Baldwin Utilities continuing fluoride additive
Bay Minette, Ala. — North Baldwin Utilities will continue to fluoridate drinking water for about 7,000 subscribers in an area including Bay Minette, south to Spanish Fort and east to Stapleton, according to general manager Jason Padgett. The NBU board of directors agreed to continue the additive Oct. 25 after receiving a positive report from […]
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Proposed legislation would allow water company the right to stop fluoride
Although Salt Lake County voters said yes to fluoridation in 2000, one private water company in Holladay said no. Although Holliday Water Company purchased the necessary equipment to fluoridate, shareholders oppose adding the chemical to the water, so it sits idle. Rep. Sylvia Andersen, R-Sandy, is sponsoring HB116 to allow the 3,000 shareholders that make […]
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Group opposes Gatineau’s plan to add fluoride to water
The City of Gatineau is planning a campaign in March to convince residents that fluoride should be added to drinking water, but at least one group is already opposed to the proposal. Council will decide in April whether Gatineau will add fluoride to its water to reduce tooth decay in children, which is 40 per […]
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Eurobodalla council considers fluoride
Debate will get underway soon on whether the Eurobodalla Shire Council should introduce fluoride to local water supplies. Public forums are planned across the area, in south-east New South Wales, over the next three months to gauge people’s reaction to the controversial measure. Mayor Neil Mumme says the council has to weigh up the benefits […]
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DuPont Opens Fluoropolymer Production Plant in China
A new DuPont fluoropolymer production plant has begun operations here. The plant, which produces polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) fine-powder and dispersion for global customers, with focus on Asia Pacific, marks a significant milestone in the company’s strategic plan to establish a broader fluoroproducts manufacturing base in China. “The opening of the Changshu plant supports our belief that […]
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Cameco gets green light for UF6 plant repairs
PORT HOPE – Cameco has the green light to move ahead with repairs and upgrades at its uranium hexafluoride (UF6) plant, said a senior company official. On Jan. 28, Andy Oliver, vice-president of Cameco’s fuel services division, announced the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has granted permission for the company to move forward with corrective […]
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Fire at Daikin in Decatur closes fluoropolymer plant
The Daikin America plant was shut down after an unexplained fire in the fluoropolymer melt products building Monday morning. No one was injured in the 12:40 a.m. fire, according to human resources and general affairs manager Marc Singleton, and the fire did not damage other areas of the plant. “We’re still in the process of […]
United States, Alabama Chemical Industry