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3M to stop making many Scotchgard products
CHICAGO, May 17 (Reuters) – Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. (3M) said on Tuesday it would stop making many of its well-known Scotchgard products after tests revealed the chemical compounds involved linger in the environment and in the human body for years. Medical monitoring of employees at plants that make the chemicals have shown the […]
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Cumberland voters return fluoride to town
CUMBERLAND — Cumberland voters overwhelmingly approved yesterday a bid to lift the city’s decade-old ban on fluoridating its water supply, signaling a major shift in Western Maryland’s traditional hostility to the widely accepted cavity-fighting chemical. By a vote of 2,525 to 1,633 in unofficial returns, residents opted to repeal a charter provision barring the addition […]
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National Water Week Marked by Congressional Probe on Fluoridation
In the week set aside by President Bush in 1990 for observance May 7 – 13, 2000 as National Drinking Water Week, the House of Representatives Committee on Science expanded their field of inquiry on fluoridation of public water systems to include other agencies that play a part in the decisions and actions surrounding the […]
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Wound Up About Fluoride
A little bit of poison can be good for you. It’s a pretty fundamental tenet of medicine and of life. Just the right amount of aspirin, even wine or beer, can extend your life; too much and you’re on your way to detox. The old axiom of excess and moderation is also the basis of […]
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Recycling company added to EPA “significant violators list”
LYON TOWNSHIP, Mich – An Oakland County recycling company under scrutiny for allegedly releasing toxic smoke has been placed on a federal pollution list. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency named Continental Aluminum Inc. to its “significant violators list,” which can lead to daily fines of up to $27,500 and criminal charges for deliberate pollution, The […]
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West Maryland Cities Revisit Fluoride Issue
CUMBERLAND – Crime, taxes and schools are the usual campaign fodder in municipal elections, but in two Western Maryland cities the burning topic this spring is one long ago settled in most communities without debate: fluoride. Barring a last-minute court ruling, Cumberland voters are to decide May 16 whether to repeal a decade-old ban on […]
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Gerber Introduces Non-Fluoride Toothpaste for Babies
Opponents of water fluoridation have brandished a new weapon: a fluoride-free baby tooth cleaner that the Gerber Products Co. markets as safe and gentle. Nashua resident Paul Harrington, president of New Hampshire Citizens for Health and Freedom, said Gerber was obviously concerned about a baby’s overexposure to fluoride. But a Manchester city health official said […]
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Fluoride: A debate you can sink your teeth into
First, the dread. Then, you’re on your back in a big, padded chair, which would almost be cozy if not for the fact that there’s a hot light burning your face, your cheeks are stuffed with cotton, and a latex-gloved hand is poking around inside of your mouth. Most likely, anyone who has been to […]
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San Diego City Council Defies Citizens Initiative: Votes to Fluoridate
On April 11, 2000 San Diego City Council voted 8 to 1 to defy the long-standing city ordinance that specifically prohibits the City of San Diego or any of its employees or elected officials from adding any fluoride compound to the drinking water. Citing a February 18 opinion by California Attorney General Bill Lockyer and […]
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Golding seeking fluoride approval in San Diego
San Diego Mayor Susan Golding will ask the City Council on Tuesday to approve a plan to add fluoride to the city’s drinking water to reduce tooth decay. “It’s a health issue,” Golding said in a telephone interview yesterday. “San Diego is the largest city in the country without community fluoridation.” Money to pay for […]
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