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Lawyer Expects To Sue Coronet
PLANT CITY – The head of a law firm made famous by the movie “Erin Brockovich” said Sunday he expects to file a lawsuit against Coronet Industries on behalf of neighboring residents in about 60 days. Ed Masry, whose California- based firm employs Brockovich-Ellis as its research director, said he anticipates spending at least $1 […]
Phosphate Industry -
MP Pledges to Vote Against Water Bill
A Staffordshire MP has joined thousands of people in speaking out against plans to put fluoride in the county’s water. Stafford MP David Kidney has pledged to oppose the Government’s Water Bill which includes possible clauses giving protection against legal action to water companies which add fluoride to their supplies. Anti-fluoridation campaign group Protect Our […]
United Kingdom, England -
More Teeth Lost as Fluoride Use Increases
Total tooth loss increased while Americans steadily receive more fluoridated water and food, according to recent government statistics. Fluoride, hailed as a cavity preventive is supposed to enhance tooth retention; but fails expectations, damages teeth and possibly bones. In 1999, 24.4% of Americans over 65 were edentulous(1) ranging from a low of about 14% in […]
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Huia says no to fluoridation
Fluoride will not be added to the Huia Village water supply, in accordance with the wishes of the majority of local residents who responded to a survey on the issue. Properties supplied by the Huia Village water treatment plant were recently surveyed by the Huia/Cornwallis Local Water Agenda Group on whether or not they supported […]
New Zealand -
Geelong to Remain Fluoride-Free
Fluoridation of Geelong’s water supply has gone off State Government’s agenda, according to Member for Geelong Province Elaine Carbines . Ms Carbines said the region’s six Labor MPs had told Health Minister Bronwyn Pike that Geelong residents did not want fluoride in their water supply “at this time”. “We were very clear to the minister […]
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Cancer Survivor Campaigns Against Fluoridation in Palo Alto
One day Susan Willis saw a picture of the bag of fluoride that Palo Alto adds to its water. The sodium fluorosilicate was labeled “toxic.” That was all the incentive she needed to begin campaigning against water fluoridation. A cancer survivor intent on removing toxins from her environment, she gathered enough signatures to force the […]
United States, California -
Salt Lake County’s Mandatory Fluoridation Begins
Riverton residents will not join the rest of the Salt Lake Valley in drinking fluoridated water until the new year under an extension approved Thursday by the Salt Lake Valley Health Department board. The board, however, put off until November the requests made by two small water companies that want to opt out of fluoridation. […]
United States, Utah -
Resident seeks to join fluoride lawsuit
WATSONVILLE — Arguing that he may be harmed if the city fluoridates its water, resident Nick Bulaich is seeking to join a lawsuit filed against the state. The city filed the suit in April to block the state Department of Health services from enforcing an order to fluoridate the city water supply. “The city has […]
United States, California -
Investigation into drinking water begins
NORWICH – An investigation is under way at City Hall to see how safe it would be to add fluoride to our drinking water. A cross-party committee has been formed which will report back to decision-makers on its findings. The results will then help the council to decide if it should oppose a nationwide Bill […]
United Kingdom, England -
Danger in the skillet zone
Saute in a nonstick skillet. For decades, it’s been the mantra of low-fat cooking. But what if that skillet you’ve been using turns out to be worse for you health that the fat you so desperately want to avoid? the watchdog Environmental Working Group (EWG) hopes to find out. the have petitioned the Consumers Product […]