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Kalamazoo City Commission approves purchase of fluoride for water supply
Kalamazoo city commissioners have approved the purchase of fluoride for the municipal water system, which is mixed with tapwater to fight dental decay. It was done over the objection of several residents who think the chemical is a toxin. They told the body that Internet research tells them it’s not safe or wise to expose […]
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Qualitest: Michigan to get nearly $700K over false vitamin claims
A national drug company will pay almost $700,000 to the state of Michigan as part of a multi-million dollar settlement stemming from a lawsuit alleging the company falsely labeled a dental health multivitamin sold nationwide. Qualitest Pharmaceuticals Inc. marketed multivitamin tablets that contained less than 50 percent of the fluoride claimed on the labels, Michigan […]
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Grants from Delta Dental of Michigan to help communities purchase fluoride equipment
To promote community water fluoridation across the state, and thanks to a gift from Delta Dental of Michigan, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services recently issued a request for proposals for the Fluoridation Equipment Grant to offer communities reimbursement for fluoridation equipment purchases. Communities may be eligible if they are not currently fluoridating […]
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Effort to ban fluoride in drinking water makes little headway in Michigan
Readers of a certain age may recall a once-ubiquitous accessory in their grandparents’ bathroom: The vessel that held grandmother’s teeth at night. Dentures were so common they were thought to be unavoidable past a certain age. That’s not the case anymore, and the scientific community points to multiple factors keeping more elderly Americans united with […]
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Republic-Michigamme School District starts fluoride rinse program
Many municipalities add fluoride to the public water supply, but Republic Township does not. To make up the difference, the school on 227 Maple Street will be giving student weekly fluoride “swishes.” “I think that it helps, we have no fluoride in our water here, so for them it’s a great way to teach them […]
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Fluoride spill costly lesson for Marysville
MARYSVILLE — The $27,000 bill to clean up a July fluoride leak isn’t the end of it. A 1,400 gallon tank of fluoride at the Marysville Water Filtration Plant leaked July 29. Marysville officials said they’ll be paying $5,000 of the $26,935 bill, with the city’s insurer covering the remainder. The cost includes recoating the […]
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Marysville: Fluoride leak closes Chrysler Beach
Emergency crews have responded to a fluoride leak at the Marysville Water Filtration Plant, 1535 River Road. According to Tom Konik, Marysville chief of public safety, emergency crews believe they have now contained the fluoride to the building. Some fluoride had leaked from the south side of the building into a drain and from there […]
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Flint: Aging Pipes Are Poisoning America’s Tap Water
In Flint, Michigan, lead, copper, and bacteria are contaminating the drinking supply and making residents ill. If other cities fail to fix their old pipes, the problem could soon become a lot more common. FLINT, Mich.—Melissa Mays looks around the emergency room at a frail, elderly man in a wheelchair and a woman with a […]
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Grand Rapids: Despite fluoride fight, John George says he’s most policy-heavy GR mayoral candidate
This week, FOX 17 is sitting down with each of the four candidates vying to be the next mayor of Grand Rapids, to find out where they stand on issues facing the city and why they ultimately chose to run. He’s a retired engineer who has never held political office, but now John George is […]
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What John George will ‘fight like hell to get’ if he becomes Grand Rapids mayor
John George has addressed City Commission about the “poison” added to the public’s water. He has talked to his Second Ward representatives, including mayoral candidate Rosalynn Bliss, about it. Unsatisfied with the response he’s gotten, the retired engineer with a Libertarian bent wants to take matters into his own hands – he’s running for mayor […]
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