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  The reason pregnant women should not drink fluoridated water. The new “mother-offspring” studies of 2017 and 2018 have clearly demonstrated, for the first time, that pregnancy is the most critical period for exposure to fluoride. The fetus now ranks as the most vulnerable of our species to fluoride’s toxicity. What is Fluoridated Water? Approximately 70% […]

• Harrisonburg City Council To Get Rid Of Fluoride?

  The use of sodium fluoride in public drinking water to prevent tooth decay, hailed by many as a public health breakthrough but decried by others, could be headed down the drain in the city. Thanks to a leaky tank at the water treatment plant, Harrisonburg City Council on Tuesday will consider repealing, at least temporarily […]

• State negligent as regards fluoride

  In the week before Christmas, I submitted, to the Irish and European authorities, a document on mandatory fluoridation of drinking water. This policy mandates by national legislation, that citizens, residents, and visitors to Ireland must consume fluoride in water and in associated beverages and foods. The document was co-signed by many academics, scientists, medical doctors, […]

• Non-Fluoridated Countries Have Better Teeth

  Alarm bells have now been raised over the number of children needing general anaesthetic surgeries for dental decay. This must be taken seriously but, the answer is NOT more fluoridation. With only half of NZ fluoridated, and the latest New Zealand research showing there is no difference between the majority of children in fluoridated, compared […]

• National Toxicology Program Systematic literature review of animal studies

  Official citation: NTP (National Toxicology Program). 2016. Systematic Literature Review on the Effects of Fluoride on Learning and Memory in Animal Studies. NTP Research Report 1. Research Triangle Park, NC: National Toxicology Program. Conclusion (page 59): Very few studies assessed learning and memory effects in experimental animals (rats and mice) at  exposure levels near 0.7 […]

• Groups Urge EPA to Ban Fluoridation Based on Risk to Brain

  A coalition of environmental, medical and health groups have served the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with a Petition calling on the Agency to ban the addition of fluoridation chemicals to public water supplies due to the risks these chemicals pose to the brain, reports the Fluoride Action Network (FAN). The Petition, which includes over 2,500 […]

• From fluoride to lead, how to know what’s in your family’s water

  You don’t have to live in Flint, Michigan, to worry about your family’s water supply. Concern about Flint’s continuing battle with lead contamination has people across the country paying closer attention to what is flowing out of their taps. In Maine, residents in seven towns voted Nov. 8 to remove fluoride from the water supply, […]

• 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. […]

• Norway’s Hydro bids to acquire Rio Tinto’s ISAL aluminum smelter

  Norsk Hydro has made a binding offer to acquire Rio Tinto’s 100% share of the Icelandic aluminum plant ISAL, the company said Monday. The $345 million offer also includes Rio Tinto’s 53% share of the Dutch anode facility Aluchemie and the 50% share in Swedish aluminum fluoride plant Alufluor. ISAL produces 210,000 mt/year of liquid […]

• Fluoride has no place in our drinking water – Claire Viadro

  On Feb. 2, operational failures at OWASA increased fluoride levels to 8.4 times higher than normal. OWASA’s dangerous fiasco cost local businesses an estimated $3 million to $5 million. The substance added to OWASA water is fluorosilicic acid, a toxic corrosive. Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) information on fluorosilicic acid recommends its use for “tanning […]