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• FAN is Now Suing the EPA to End Fluoridation

  It’s official: the Fluoride Action Network–along with a coalition of environmental and public health groups–has filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in response to their denial of our petition under Section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) seeking a […]

• FAN Sues EPA to End Fluoridation

  It’s official: the Fluoride Action Network, along with a coalition of environmental and public health groups, has filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in response to their denial of our petition under Section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) […]

• Could Your Toothpaste Cause Cancer? (Do This Instead)

  Just when you thought it was safe to brush your teeth, here comes a report telling you toothpaste could be cancerous! But, is there any rationality to that claim? Let’s dig a little deeper and find out what’s really lurking inside your tube of toothpaste. And, what you can do instead to avoid those seemingly […]

• Opposing sides pitch pros, cons of fluoridating Meadville’s water

  Local advocates for and against water fluoridation teamed up with well-known experts from the international fluoridation debate scene in a confrontation before a standing-room only audience Thursday evening at the Lew Davies Community Center. The battle pitted fears of dangerous health consequences against warm reassurances of a well-tested and widely used path to improved oral health. […]

• Fed Data Reveals Fluoride is Damaging Children’s Teeth

  The most recent federal data reveals that over half of US children consumed so much fluoride it permanently discolored their teeth, while cavity rates have increased, reports the New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc. (NYSCOF) Fifty-seven percent of 6-19 year-olds have dental fluorosis, according to a 2016 Boston University dissertation by Behbehani, et […]

• Fluoride Debate (May 15) and Vote (May 16) for Sudbury Water District

  There will be a vote on the issue of fluoridation at the annual Water District meeting on May 16, 2017 at 7 p.m. at the Sudbury Senior Center. You must be a customer of SWD to vote. On May 15, 2017 at 7 p.m., at the Community Room of Goodnow Public Library, there will be […]

• Opinion: It’s time for Montreal to fluoridate its drinking water

  It’s cheap, effective, safe and prevents disease, yet there is public resistance due to uninformed fears. No, this isn’t another screed against anti-vaccination advocates, but rather a critique of fellow Montrealers who are against fluoride in the drinking water. Dental caries is a near universal concern for Canadians, with 96 per cent of adults having experienced […]

• The truth about bottled water

  It is portable and convenient, but is it really better than tap water and how true are the marketing claims? Getting clean water in Singapore is as easy as turning on the tap, yet retail outlets are awash with a wide array of bottled water. Data from research firm Euro- monitor International shows the thirst […]

• Fluoride opponents pinning hopes on federal lawsuit

  Opponents of Arkansas water fluoridation failed to remove the state mandate and must now wait another two years until the legislature is in session. But a lawsuit was recently filed in federal court in California by the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) and other groups to get fluoride out of drinking water all across the country. […]

• Fluoride Debate in Meadville, PA

  (Source: Mike Crowley, Meadville Tribune May 5, 2017) Meadville, PA — Local advocates for and against water fluoridation teamed up with well-known experts from the international fluoridation debate scene in a confrontation before a standing-room only audience Thursday evening at the Lew Davies Community Center. The battle pitted fears of dangerous health consequences against warm reassurances […]