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Citizen activists need GRAMA to fight the good fight
Lorna Rosenstein is a GRAMA [Government Records Access and Management Act] warrior… Rosenstein heads the volunteer group Utah Water Watch. While government officials dispute many of her claims and conclusions about water fluoridation, no one can doubt her dogged determination to investigate the issue… Read full article Print PDF
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Davis health director: Fluoride a non-issue
FARMINGTON — Davis County Health Director Lewis R. Garrett assured the Davis County Commission on Tuesday that fluoride suppliers are giving water operators information about the ingredients of the fluoride mix being added to the county’s drinking-water system, and that federal and state drinking-water regulations are being met. Based on that, Garrett recommended the commission […]
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Rawlings: ‘County water appears safe,’ on fluoride
FARMINGTON — Davis County water appears to be safe when it comes to introduction of fluoride, particularly as it might impact babies. That was the opinion of County Attorney Troy Rawlings, who reported on his findings to the Davis County Commission Tuesday morning. “All of the data that has been collected to date, to my […]
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What’s in their fluoride, Davis commissioners want to know
FARMINGTON — A lack of chemical labeling on the fluoride being added to Davis County’s drinking water has the Davis County Commission exploring its options. To prevent a worst-case scenario liability concern, which could arise in the event of a legal challenge, or having to respond to a chemical spill, the commission by consensus agreed […]
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Group warns against mixing formula, fluoridated water
CLEARFIELD —A safe drinking water advocate told the Davis Board of Health last week that mothers who live in areas with fluoridated water need to be advised to breast feed infants or give them ready-to-use formula. Lorna Rosenstein, director of Waterwatch of Utah, asked Davis Board of Health members to require fluoridated public water systems […]
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Group asks Davis County to warn against mixing fluoridated water, infant formula
CLEARFIELD — A state watchdog group challenged the Davis County Board of Health Tuesday to require fluoridated public water systems to advise their users that reconstituting infant formula with tap water could cause enamel fluorosis in their children. Lorna Rosenstein, director of Waterwatch of Utah, cited a 3 1/2 year study released by the National […]
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Group seeks even lower levels of fluoride in Utah water
County officials in Davis and Salt Lake counties are asking their health departments to again review how much fluoride is added to area drinking water after a request Tuesday by Waterwatch of Layton. Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services proposed changing the recommended fluoride level to 0.7 milligrams per liter of […]
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Government recommends lowering fluoride levels in water
HOLLADAY — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced plans Friday to lower the recommended level of fluoride in drinking water for the first time in nearly 50 years, based on a fresh review of the science. After decades of convincing local health authorities to fluoridate water, federal health officials now say many […]
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Holliday: Fluoridation battle rages on
Holliday Water won’t have to fluoridate its supply — at least for now. Under a recent decision by the Utah Supreme Court, the water company will not have to fluoridate its supply, despite a 2000 Salt Lake County ordinance that requires fluoridation. The company argued that as a private corporation, it was exempt. Holliday shareholders […]
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Davis County pays $214,000 to settle fees to attorney who worked for pro-fluoride vote
FARMINGTON — Davis County’s financial reserves are more than $214,000 poorer today. That’s because county commissioners Tuesday decided it was better to settle with Bountiful attorney David Irvine and Utahns for Better Dental Health than for “the meter to keep running.” That refers to legal fees that were mounting in a case involving fluoride, which […]
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