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Fluoridation news from Iowa
A roundup of legislative and Capitol news items of interest for Wednesday: FLUORIDATION AWARD The Monona Municipal Water Department has been awarded the 2020 Community Water Fluoridation 50-Year Award from the American Dental Association, Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for continuously adjusting and maintaining the amount […]
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What does Iowa’s new fluoride law mean for North Iowa?
Note from Fluoride Action Network: It’s unfortunate that the only adverse effects of fluoride mentioned in this article are dental fluorosis and bone. And the sources used for each of these issues are from fluoridation promoters, National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Steven Levy, respectively. As for bone, a 2021 major prospective cohort study from […]
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Fluoride law ensures Iowa citizens understand water changes
Note from Fluoride Action Network: 1) This article was first published on July 16, 2021, in The Gazette. We labeled it as “misinformation” as it’s severely one-sided and the information presented is outdated. There is no discussion of fluoridation’s potential to reduce IQ in children. In brief, Mother-Offspring fluoride studies, many funded by US agencies, […]
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Tama Council meeting discussed fluoridation issue.
1. The council briefly discussed the recent decision to remove fluoride from Tama’s water. The decision to eliminate fluoridation was recommended by Water Superintendent Kent Campbell. Campbell had presented information to the council at the April 5 meeting and in a split vote the council approved eliminating fluoride. Council members Larry Thomas, Matt Beatty, Anne […]
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Iowa cities must tell citizens before they stop adding fluoride to water, new law says
Note from Fluoride Action Network: 1) We have labeled this article as “misinformation” as it’s severely one-sided and the information presented is outdated. There is no discussion of fluoridation’s potential to reduce IQ in children. In brief the Mother-Offspring fluoride studies, many funded by US agencies, have reported that the fetus and bottle-fed infant in […]
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New Fluoridation Law in Iowa
Iowa Capitol Digest for July 1, 2021 Note from Fluoride Action Network: This law is being passed throughout the country. The law’s intent is to allow time to persuade the community, by pro-fluoridation health departments and state dental groups, to change its mind. New York state passed a similar law in 2015. (EC) NEW FLUORIDATION […]
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City of Tama fluoridation decision questioned by state, local officials
Note from Fluoride Action Network: This article quotes Dr. Steve Levy who has received a lot of grant money from U.S. government agencies to perform studies on fluoride in Iowa: “Dr. Steve Levy, a University of Iowa faculty member, also spoke in favor of water fluoridation. “Levy partly moved to Iowa from New Jersey because […]
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Eldora will no longer add fluoride to the water
This week the Eldora City Council agreed to not add fluoride to the water. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources requires fluoride to be tested every day. The action taken this week by the Eldora council means Iowa Falls is the only city that still adds fluoride to the water in Hardin County. *Original article […]
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Osage receives ‘Water Fluoridation Quality Award’ from IDPH
The Iowa Department of Public Health has awarded 108 water systems in Iowa the ‘Water Fluoridation Quality Award’. One of which is Osage. Additionally, Osage was awarded the 50 Year Award for distributing continuous community water fluoridation for the last 50 years. According to Casey Hannan of the CDC Division of Oral Health: “Water fluoridation […]
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Several Communities Receive 2019 Water Fluoridation Awards.
Several communities in the Raccoon Valley Radio-listening area have been awarded Water Fluoridation Quality Awards from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Iowa Department of Public Health announced the water systems receiving the award Thursday, including the cities of Casey, Dexter, Perry, Scranton, Guthrie Center, Greenfield, and Jefferson. Community fluoridation has been […]
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