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• Denver Fluoride fight pits activists against long-standing health policy

  Fluoride has been added to municipal water systems since the 1940s. The practice has been widely shown in numerous medical studies to reduce tooth decay in people from all walks of life, regardless of economic or ethnic background. On Wednesday, Denver Water will decide whether to continue adding fluoride to the drinking water of its 1.3 […]

• Town of St. Paul: Fluoridation flounders

  On the surface, it seems like a simple decision to make. Why add fluoride to drinking water supplies? It is a toxic chemical, dangerous to work with, costly to add, and widely available elsewhere, in toothpaste, mouthwashes and food and drink prepared with fluoridated water. Add in the concerns of fluoride opponents that this addition […]

• Kiwis split on fluoridation, despite the evidence – study

  Little more than half of Kiwis believe fluoridation improves dental health, and less than half are in favour of putting it in the water supply, new research shows. Perhaps a more encouraging figure for health officials is only 10 percent of Kiwis outright deny there are any health benefits, with the rest falling into the […]

• Martinsville. Towarnicki: Most feedback in favor of fluoride

  Martinsville City Manager Leon Towarnicki will recommend that the city continue to add fluoride to its drinking water — if the issue comes up for a vote at Tuesday night’s city council meeting and he is asked for his opinion. His stance is based on scientific studies concluding that fluoridated water helps prevent tooth decay […]

• Anti-fluoridation activists set to converge in Bedford

  Teams of clipboard carrying campaigners will converge at Bedford’s Silver Faces statue before dispersing to pedestrian traffic hotspots on a mass petition signing drive to persuade the council to stop water fluoridation in the borough once and for all. Members of Fluoride Free Bedford, which is hosting the event, are frustrated that in 2011 the […]

• Gloucester: Dentists, doctors offer pro-fluoride case

   The other side What: Cape Ann Fluoride Action Network presents a forum on why Gloucester should stop fluoridating its water. The short documentary “Professional Perspectives” will be shown, followed a question and answer period. When: Thursday, Oct. 29, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Where: Friend Room, Sawyer Free Library, 2 Dale Ave. Dr. Myron Allukian […]

• PFAS found at high levels in consumer products and FCMs

  Two recent studies have highlighted high levels of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in consumer products and food contact materials. They are likely to be a significant source of global human exposure to these persistent and potentially toxic compounds. The first paper measured the levels of perfluorinated carboxylic acids (PFCAs), perfluorinated sulfonic acids (PFSAs) and fluorotelomer alcohols (FTOHs) […]

• Lawsuit Against Fluoride in Canada

  Below is an excellent letter from a Peel region (Ontario) councilor who applies common sense and logic to the bizarre and ridiculous lack of regulation of water fluoridation in Canada. The letter, written to former Crescent City Council (California) member Donna Westfall, and published in the Crescent City Times in September 2015, indicates how vulnerable […]

• 5 reasons why you may want to avoid fluoride

  … Have you ever read on the back of a toothpaste bottle? The verbiage is downright terrifying: “Keep out of reach of children under 6 years of age. If more than used for brushing is accidentally swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.” This is warning is enough to keep […]

• Fluorides not tracked by TRI

  While Hydrogen fluoride and the fluorinated ozone-depleting gases dominate the releases for fluoride reported by the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) there are many other fluorinated compounds that are not tracked. The release of these substances into the environment is through their manufacture, use and disposal. When fluoride-containing substances are disposed of in waste incinerators (medical, […]