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  • Anti-fluoride experts to address Bega forum

    When government policy takes over, science flies out the window. – Dr Maria Claudianos More than 70 people have turned out to anti-fluoridation forums in Merimbula, Bermagui and Eden in the last week. A fourth forum will be held at 1pm tomorrow at the Bega Valley Shire Council’s civic centre. The forum will be addressed Cambridge University graduate […]

  • Bifenthrin: Judge Says USDA Must Protect Organic Crops from Pesticide-Contaminated Compost

    Note from FAN: Molecular formula for Bifenthrin, CAS # 82657-04-3 A U.S. District Court judge says the USDA violated public process by permitting the use of pesticide-contaminated compost in the production of organic crops and did so without conducting a formal public review on the issue. Northern District of California Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley handed down the ruling […]

  • Group begins battle to take fluoride out of Knoxville drinking water

    One side calls it extremely harmful to our health, while the other hails it as a major medical achievement. Fluoride has become so ingrained in America since the early 1960s that it is nearly impossible not to ingest it in some form or fashion constantly on a daily basis. Ashley Graham-Smith of Powell is on […]

  • FAN’s Submissions to NTP on Proposed Brain and Cancer Studies

    As the Fluoride Action Network reported back in December, the National Toxicology Program (NTP) is planning on conducting an extensive study to investigate fluoride’s effect on the brain, including learning and memory. Unlike the countless government whitewashes on fluoridation that we have seen in the past, we remain cautiously optimistic that the NTP is approaching its fluoride […]

  • 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, […]

  • ‘He knows nothing from a specialist point of view’: Health minister slams controversial Paleo chef Pete Evans for opposing teeth-saving fluoridation of water supplies

    Celebrity chef Pete Evans strongly endorses fluoride-free water But Health Minister Jillian Skinner said he is putting people’s health at risk  She also added she has refused to watch Evans’ show My Kitchen Rules Medical professionals say fluoride protects from tooth decay Australian Dental Association supports water fluoridation Health Minister Jillian Skinner has slammed celebrity chef […]

  • Public Health Service Recommendation for Fluoride Concentration in Drinking Water for Prevention of Dental Caries

    Note from FAN: The Department of Health & Human Services released this same information on April 27, 2015, in Public Health Reports as noted in their press release. Summary Through this final recommendation, the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) updates and replaces its 1962 Drinking Water Standards related to community water fluoridation—the controlled addition of […]

  • The Madrid Statement on Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs)

    The Madrid Statement documents the scientific consensus regarding the persistence and potential for harm of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), and lays out a roadmap to gather needed information and prevent further harm.  Click here to sign As scientists and other professionals from a variety of disciplines, we are concerned about the production and release […]

  • Letter: Dentistry prof recommends voting fluoridation out

    To the editor: I served 3.5 years on the US National Academies of Sciences Subcommittee on Fluoride in Drinking Water. The NAS is sometimes referred to as the “Supreme Court of Science,” an organization that sets up unbiased (or balanced) committees to review scientific issues of concern to Americans. The committee on which I served […]

  • PFOA report: Poisoned Legacy

    DuPont’s Dirty History In 2005 the Environmental Protection Agency fined chemical giant DuPont a record $16.5 million over its decades-long cover-up of the health hazards of C8, also known as PFOA. One of a family of perfluorinated chemicals, or PFCs, PFOA was a key ingredient in making Teflon, the non-stick, waterproof, stain-resistant “miracle of modern […]