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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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House bill would require fluoridated public water
Adding fluoride to water would be a state mandate for most public water utilities under a bill that an Arkansas House committee recommended Thursday. Rep. Tommy Roebuck, DArkadelphia, a dentist for more than 40 years, sponsored House Bill 2627. It would require water systems that serve 5,000 or more residents to add fluoride to the […]
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Neosho awash in fluoride debate
NEOSHO, Mo. – Advocates say the substance helps prevent tooth decay, while opponents contend it’s toxic and can damage human tissue if ingested. Voters in Neosho will have the final say April 5 on whether to add fluoride to the municipal water supply and increase water bills to pay for it. The City Council voted […]
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FDA Encouraged to Set Tea Fluoride Safety Standard
TRUMBULL, Conn.– Sin Hang Lee, M.D., a private citizen in Connecticut, today made public independent laboratory results confirming low fluoride levels in TeaForHealth(TM) Green Tea and asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to consider endorsing a tea fluoride safety standard for consumer education. Dr. Lee alerted the FDA that the American consumers and […]
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New Bedford readies for water fluoridation
NEW BEDFORD — After discontinuing the fluoridation of its water in 1980, the city is gearing up to reintroduce fluoride. And the decision has ramifications far beyond the city’s boundaries. Fluoridation of the city’s water supply will likely begin in about six weeks, according to Bernadette Coelho, spokeswoman for Mayor Frederick M. Kalisz Jr. Information […]
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Fluoride proponent draws battle line
MARYVILLE – A staunch proponent of restoring fluoride to water provided by the South Blount County Utility District says he will be “changing tactics” in his battle. T-Rex Ogle Jr., a Maryville computer programmer who has been at the forefront of the pro-fluoride fight, said at Tuesday’s meeting of the South Blount board that he […]
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Fluoride bill, freedom collide
Judging by the fluoride bill, the notion of freedom needs some shoring up among Oregon legislators. A House committee has cleared a bill requiring cities above 10,000 in population to fluoridate their domestic water supplies. This is the latest development in a long, long debate. The prevailing wisdom has it that adding fluoride to the […]
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Health Board Proposes Alternative to Fluoridation
The Pierce County Fluoride War might finally be over. But only if someone comes up with the money to fund a compromise plan being worked out between the two sides in the fight. The proposal: Put dental workers in elementary schools to coat kids’ teeth with sealants and fluoride varnishes, so long as parents consent. […]
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Minnesota: Part 4: The company
St. Paul, Minn. — Much of what the EPA knows about these chemicals comes from the manufacturers. 3M’s studies tend to focus on male plant workers rather than pregnant women, the children of workers or the people who live near the plants. In 1981, DuPont found evidence of birth defects in babies born to female […]
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Minnesota: Part 3: The politics
St. Paul, Minn. — Republican Gov.-elect Tim Pawlenty named Sheryl Corrigan to be commmissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency in 2002. The governor said he was looking for an environmental watchdog with a business perspective. Corrigan says a 3M manager recommended her for the job. “My understanding is a former boss of mine forwarded […]
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