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NRC’s Findings

The National Research Council’s report concluded that EPA’s safe drinking water standard (4 ppm) for fluoride is unsafe and “should be lowered.” The NRC based this conclusion on its finding that EPA’s 4 ppm standard places a person at increased risk for both tooth damage (severe dental fluorosis) and bone damage (bone fracture). While most of the press coverage of the NRC report focused […]

Excerpts from NRC Report

According to the National Research Council, EPA’s “safe” water standard for fluoride puts a person at increased risk for both tooth and bone damage (“severe dental fluorosis” and bone fracture). While most of the press coverage has focused on NRC’s concerns with teeth and bone, there are many other serious concerns expressed in the NRC report.

NRC’s Research Recommendations

The National Research Council (NRC) has released its long-awaited review of EPA’s safe water standard for fluoride (4 ppm). In this bulletin, we have compiled some of the many research recommendations made by NRC to address NRC’s concerns about fluoride toxicity..

National Research Council (2006)

SUMMARY On March 22, 2006, the prestigious National Research Council of the National Academies of Science released a 450-page review of fluoride toxicity. The report, which was three years in the making, concluded that the safe drinking water standard for fluoride (4 ppm) causes significant damage to teeth, and places consumers at elevated risk for […]

Fluoride: Top 10 Scientific Developments of 2006

Over the past year, many important papers on fluoride toxicity were published in the peer-reviewed scientific literature. To give an indication of this recent research, the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) has selected the “Top 10” scientific developments of the year, from 2006 through to the early weeks of 2007. 1) National Research Council: EPA’s fluoride […]

Fluoride On Trial: Federal Trial on the Neurotoxicity of Fluoridation Wraps Up

The Latest The TSCA Fluoride Lawsuit wrapped up on Tuesday, February 20, 2024 after a 3 hour hearing featuring interactive closing statements from both parties, with the judge often interjecting to elicit detailed answers on a list of prepared questions about risk assessment. The judge requested both parties to submit “findings of fact” documents to […]

Summary of Day Two of the #FluorideLawsuit 2024 Bench Trial

On day two (Thursday, February 1st), the court heard from two more expert witnesses for the plaintiffs, Dr. Bruce Lanphear and Dr. Phillipe Grandjean. Bruce Lanphear, MD, MPH Attorneys for the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) called their second expert witness for the trial and their first for day two. Bruce Lanphear, MD, MPH, has studied […]

Fluoride Lawsuit Update (Nov 2023): New Details & Trial Dates

New Trial Start Date & Potential Viewing Restrictions The start date for the last phase of the federal trial against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over the neurotoxicity of fluoridation chemicals has been pushed back by two days to Wednesday, January 31st, 2024. At the most recent status hearing, the judge noted that a […]