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Mississippi Department of Health: Benefits of Community Water Fluoridation
Note from Fluoride Action Network: This simplistic fact sheet is worrying inasmuch as it presents misinformation by stating that fluoridation: 1. Protects All Ages. It doesn’t protect the fetus. It allows pregnant women to think fluoridated water is safe to drink. No federal agency in the U.S. has performed a health risk assessment on fluoridation’s […]
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Fluoride in toothpaste effectively prevents tooth decay; it isn’t neurotoxic, contrary to online claims
Note from Fluoride Action Network: Note from Fluoride Action Network: 1. The article states: “the U.S, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates fluoride levels in water to ensure that the levels are safe.” EPA set its “safe” levels in 1986, some 36 years ago. EPA’s regulated levels for fluroide are outdated and dangerous. It’s “maximum allowable […]
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Opinion: Serious failures in Wellington’s fluoride system
Note from Fluoride Action Network: This opinion piece was written by Peter Griffin, a science and technology writer. Griffin should have a lot of credibility as he is the founding director of the Science Media Centre and founding editor of Sciblogs.co.nz. In August 2019 Griffin wrote an opinion piece on the Green et al. paper […]
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Paul Gosar Just Promoted a Conspiracy Theory That He Built His Career Fighting Against
Note from Fluoride Action Network: We labeled this article as misinformation because the author, Hunter Walker, did not invest any effort to understand Senator Gosar’s position and ended up ridiculing him for doing the right thing. Why is Gosar right? • Gosar was for fluoridation in 1997 and 2001 but changed his mind last week […]
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Anti-pesticide campaigners maintain that insecticide sulfoxaflor violates the Endangered Species Act. Here’s how Biden’s EPA responded
Note from Fluoride Action Network Structural formula for Sulfoxaflor (see more information on its toxicity; USDA Shuts Down Data Collection on Honey Bees, and Sulfoxaflor Documents). I had to read this short article twice before I realized that the author believes that Sulfoxaflor is a safe pesticide. Even though the article is introduced as “ideologically […]
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ADA urges NTP to base upcoming fluoride report on scientific evidence
Note from Fluoride Action Network: FAN has responsed to this article with 1. a bulletin on the issue 2. a press release 2. a letter to the director of the NIEHS-NTP from the director of the Fluoride Action Network in response to ADA’S letter . (EC) Washington — The ADA is asking the National Toxicology […]
United States, TSCA Lawsuit Misinformation -
Spokane. Letter: Fluoride is a safe, effective and important health tool by Kimberly Craven, DDS, and Priti Laselle, MD.
Note from Fluoride Action Network: This letter disgraces its authors as it’s replete with incorrect information generated by the pro-fluoridation lobby and these authors fell hook, line and sinker for it. Just two examples — The authors cite the 2015 study by Broadbent et al. published in the American Journal of Public Health. It was […]
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Ballot question No. 3 (in Calgary): Water fluoridation
Note from Fluoride Action Network: We have labeled this misinformation as it presents one-sided and outdated information. This article does not inform readers • Approximately 95% of Europe do not fluoridate their water, eg, France, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Italy, etc. and the health of their teeth are the same, or slightly better, compared to fluoridating […]
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The UK is adding fluoride to water – but what effect will it have? By Damien Walmsley and Alexander John Morris.
Note from Fluoride Action Network: The original article was authored by Amanda Mascarelli, Health + Medicine Editor, of The Conservation. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. It was slightly rearranged by Damien Walmsley, Professor of Restorative Dentistry, University of Birmingham, and Alexander John Morris, Senior Lecturer in Dental Public […]
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The UK is adding fluoride to water – but what effect will it have? By Amanda Mascarelli.
Note from Fluoride Action Network: We’ve added this disgraceful article to our relatively new category, “misinformation.” The author, a “Health + Medicine” editor for The Conservation, did nothing to understand the risks involved with fluoridation. The Mother-Offspring fluoride studies jolted many, but not the media, into an awareness that the fetus and the formula-fed infant […]
United Kingdom Misinformation