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  • “Fluoride Fundamentals” Video Series

    The Fluoride Action Network (FAN) has created a new video series entitled “Fluoride Fundamentals” to provide the public and decision-makers with a basic understanding of fluoride, to dispel myths surrounding fluoridation, and answer common questions. The videos are short, engaging, science-focused, and meant to be shared far and wide. Fluoride Fundamentals #5: “Natural” Fluoride In […]

  • Several In Utero Fluoride/IQ Studies Should Provoke A Nation-Wide Fluoridation Moratorium

    NEW YORK, Aug. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Critics of the fluoride-IQ study published this month in JAMA Pediatrics claimed it needed replication. However, the Canadian study by Green (2019) was already a replication of another U.S. government-funded study published in 2017 by Bashash which found similar effects, reports the Fluoride Action Network (FAN). Both were Mother-Offspring studies […]

  • Former director of NIEHS warns of neurotoxic harm from water fluoridation

    The former director of the NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Dr. Linda Birnbaum, and top scientists in researching fluoride neurotoxicity (Dr. Bruce Lanphear, Dr. Christine Till) have released an Important Op-ed highlighting mounting evidence that suggests fluoride may be hampering brain development and reducing kids’ IQ. The Op-ed is accompanied by a […]

  • Deposition Videos: Chemical Certifier Has No Safety Data, CDC Confirms Brain Alterations

    We have more deposition footage to share with you. Today’s videos feature a representative of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and a representative of the National Sanitation Foundation (NSF). Policymakers, media outlets, and fluoridation promoters most often cite and quote the endorsements of fluoridation and fluoridation chemicals from these organizations as confirmation […]

  • New Deposition Videos Featuring CDC Oral Health Director

    If you could ask representatives of the Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC) about the safety and efficacy of fluoridation under oath, what would you ask them? Our lawyers had that opportunity during depositions for our TSCA case in federal court, and today we will reveal two new video clips featuring the CDC’s Oral […]

  • Fluoride Action Network applauds NTP’s systematic review on Fluoride’s neurotoxicity but corrects its biased risk assessment

    Summary The Fluoride Action Network (FAN) is pleased that the updated NTP Review has re–confirmed that fluoride is “presumed to be a cognitive neurodevelopmental hazard to humans.” We would also underline that: The NTP rating of “presumed” is the highest confidence rating possible without doing a controlled human experiment, which would be unethical. Human experiments […]

  • Sources of Fluoride

    The problem with fluoride today is not under-exposure, but over-exposure. Over the past 60 years, a glut of fluoride products have entered the market, including fluoride toothpastes, fluoride drops/tablets, fluoride mouthrinses, processed foods & beverages, pesticides, commercial tea drinks, fluorinated pharmaceuticals, and teflon pans. Learn the various ways that you can be exposed to fluoride.

  • Sandy, Utah: Drinking Water Contamination Event of February 2019

    “During this week last year [2019], Sandy city residents were experiencing what the (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) has characterized as the largest fluoride overfeed event in the nation’s history,” Marie Owens told a legislative appropriations subcommittee last week. Feb 19, 2020. Is your drinking water safe? 350,000 Utahns receiving water from systems with […]

  • Key Deposition Segments From The TSCA Fluoride Lawsuit – STK

    The Director of the CDC’s Oral Health Division, Casey Hannan, testifies that the CDC is unable to cite studies showing fluoride is effective when swallowed: Director Hannan admits that CDC is not aware of any evidence of fluoride’s benefit to infants. As you watch this, keep in mind that there are now 10 studies funded […]

  • Groups Demand Immediate Halt to Food Uses of Fluoride-Based Pesticide

    (WASHINGTON, July 7) — This week the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established a 30-day public comment period for a motion filed by three watchdog groups that seeks an immediate suspension of all food uses of the pesticide sulfuryl fluoride. The motion, filed by Environmental Working Group (EWG), Fluoride Action Network (FAN) and Beyond Pesticides, marks […]