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  • NZ Health Officials Proven Wrong on Mercury Amalgam Fillings

    They are Wrong about Fluoride too! Finally, NZ health officials are moving to stop mercury amalgam fillings. The Waikato DHB announced today that it was no longer going to use mercury amalgam fillings after the European Union announced it was banning amalgam fillings for children. But instead of admitting that these fillings will have caused […]

  • Farm Bill Would Prohibit Consideration Of All Fluoride Sources in Risk Assessment

    Pesticide Provisions in Farm Bill Key Development: Farm bill includes language requiring EPA to exclude nonpesticidal sources of fluoride in aggregate risk assessment of sulfuryl fluoride residues. Impact: Language would prevent EPA from moving ahead with proposed withdrawal of sulfuryl fluoride tolerances, according to the Fluoride Action Network. What’s Next: The Senate is expected to […]

  • Fluoridated Water Destroys Your Brain and Teeth

    Story at-a-glance – In the U.S., 57 percent of youth between the ages of 6 and 19 years have dental fluorosis When fluoridation was first started in the U.S. in 1945, it was promised that only 10 percent of people would suffer from mild dental fluorosis Public health officials often brush off fluorosis as purely […]

  • Why increasing numbers of youngsters are losing their teeth

    Note from FAN: Ireland is the only country in the European Union where fluoridation of drinking water is mandatory. Experts offer advice on ensuring that your children’s teeth stay healthier for longer There is nothing quite like the moment a baby cuts his first tooth. That little gummy smile punctuated by his first pearly whites […]

  • LETTER: How fluoride threatens the future of Irish agriculture

    SIR – Currently, the Environmental Pillar, comprising of 26 independent environmental non-governmental organisations in Ireland has an online petition calling on the European Commission to pass a Soil Directive to safeguard Irish and European soils. This petition is welcome as without sustainable agricultural food production civilization as we know it, will perish. However, few people […]

  • Everything you always wanted to know about acidising

    This study was prepared for the Weald Action Group, a strategic umbrella for community groups across the Weald region. The study is based on scientific papers, industry training manuals, promotional literature for new, patented technologies, and discussions with engineers, geologists and scientists. It has been informally ‘peer reviewed’ and declared ‘scientifically literate’. But all comments […]

  • Note to Durango’s vision-impaired

    To the people of Durango and the City Council, This is a gauntlet. I challenge City Council to create an inclusive Vision for Durango. And, I challenge the people of Durango to hold Council and staff’s toes to the fire. Well, we can all sleep at night, now that Durango has voted to keep fluoride. […]

  • EPA Can’t Ditch Enviro’s Fluoride Fight, Calif. Judge Says

    A California federal judge on Thursday denied the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s bid to toss a lawsuit from Food & Water Watch and others seeking to ban drinking-water fluoridation, rejecting the agency’s assertion the advocates didn’t provide enough information to determine if the chemical poses an unreasonable risk. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Edward […]

  • FAN’S Other Little Gold Mine

    Most of our supporters are very familiar with the fact that FAN maintains a fabulous health data base which can be easily accessed with our StudyTracker, but many may be less aware of the gold mine of news articles, reports, and in-depth analysis for issues on “everything  fluoride.” This is Ellen’s baby. Every day she […]

  • Scotland: Bid to tackle rotten dental record

    Radical plans to tackle Scotland’s poor record of dental care have been unveiled by the Scottish Executive. A third of children in Scotland and half of all adults are not registered with a dentist. The figures translate to higher levels of tooth decay than are found in people living in England and Wales. The executive […]