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August 2010: The Green Party of Canada calls for ban on fluoridation chemicals- hexafluorosilicic acid and sodium silicofluoride. Note: in the US, these hazardous waste by-products are used in over 90% of drinking water fluoridation schemes. August 27, 2010: Bill Hirzy talks about fluoride in a New York Times interview:
Professionals Opposed to Fluoridation: Featuring a Nobel Laureate in Medicine, three scientists from the National Research Council's landmark review on fluoride, as well as dentists, medical doctors, and leading researchers in the field, this professionally-produced 28-minute DVD presents a powerful indictment of the fluoridation program. The DVD also includes four special features including Dr. Bill Osmunson's acclaimed statement on fluoride. A great resource for anyone involved in the issue. To order the DVD, click here. SPECIAL DVD OFFER - FOR 5 OR MORE COPIES: • Professionals Opposed to Fluoridation: • Overviews of Fluoride Concerns: Over 260,000 views: Dr. Mercola's interview with Paul Connett (director of FAN): Warning: This Daily Habit is Damaging Your Bones, Brain, Kidneys, and Thyroid (July 1, 2010). Mercola.com is the #1 most visited natural health website. The very exciting and good news is that Dr. Mercola is committed to stopping fluoridation and helping activists in their campaigns. See entire video interview or read the transcript. The video interview is also available in 5 parts (1, 2, 3, 4, 5). July 20: Mercola: Villages in India show the U.S. just how dangerous fluoride in our water is... PROFESSIONALS' STATEMENT: 3,072 Medical, Scientific, and Environmental Professionals Sign Statement Calling for End to Fluoridation Worldwide September 1, 2010: U.S. signers (A-M - N-Z) and International signer: See Professionals' Statement: PDF | HTML | in French | in Italian | in Spanish
• April 12, 2010: TIME Magazine Lists Fluoride among the Top Ten Common Household Toxins: "Health Hazards: Neurotoxic and potentially tumorigenic if swallowed; the American Dental Association advises that children under 2 not use fluoride toothpaste" • Submissions to US EPA on the urgent need to revise the fluoride drinking water standard • The State of Public Health in Norway 2010. NOTE: NORWAY HAS NO WATER FLUORIDATION. "Dental health among children and adolescents is on the whole good. In 2008, close to 80 per cent of all 5-year-olds and almost 50 per cent of 12-year-olds did not have any history of dental decay. The numbers have been increasing steadily over the past 25 years." July 2010: Sandpoint, Idaho, drops fluoride from water. NEW ZEALAND: Fluoride levels 'too high' for bottle fed babies. • COMMUNITIES REJECTING FLUORIDATION IN MAY 2010: • NEBRASKA: On May 11 there were 7 referenda held on fluoridation in Nebraska. Results so far: five of 7 communities voted NO. They were: Crete 59-41%; Dakota City 52-48%; Franklin 69-31%; Norfolk 58-42%; and Wahoo 66-34%. The results from Alliance are not in yet, and Gretna passed fluoridation by 6 votes. • CANADA: On May 4 the Gatineau city council (Québec) voted 16-2 against fluoridation.
• May 11: Dr. Mercola's comments on fluoride. • Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano erupted on March 20 and April 10, 2010. • April 15, 2010: Soluble fluoride on volcanic ash and scoria from the eruption on Fimmvörðuháls [area between the glaciers Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull in southern Iceland]. Soluble fluoride on ash surface: mg F pr. kg ash (ppm). • Testing April 1 & 2, 2010. Remote sensing gas measurements on eruptive fissures at Fimmvörduháls: The flux of HF from the eruption was ~30 tonnes per day. • Background on fluoride dangers from volcanic emissions • April 16, 2010: Fluoridation: Quebec vs. Ontario. "Ontario has the country's highest rate of adding the tooth-enamel-strengthening chemical into municipal supplies, while Quebec has one of the lowest, with practically no one drinking fluoridated water. But surprisingly, the two provinces have very little difference in tooth-decay rates..." See full report in the Toronto Globe & Mail. • China's sodium fluoride used for water fluoridation causing problems nationwide. • US EPA requests Public Comments and/or Information on National Primary Drinking Water Regulations. Comments due May 28. • Use non-fluoridated water when making infant formula - see video by Doug Cragoe • November 2009: Researchers find an association between fluoridation and premature births in Upstate New York. See study & news release from the New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation. DENTAL FLUOROSIS: • INFORMATION: http://spotsonmyteeth.com/ • March 8: Video of CBS-TV in Atlanta report; Dangerous Fluoride (also transcript) • Law firm seeking contact with anyone, particularly parents of children, who has dental fluorosis, • EU Documents on Fluoride (see list)
• Fluoridated "Nursery® Water" - Notice of Class Action and Proposed Settlement. • Dec 7, 2009: New Jersey Senate Health Committee approves state-wide mandatory fluoridation • See video (Part 1 and Part 2) of the Austin Environmental Board (Texas) meeting of Dec 2. Also see Fluoride Free Austin site and newspaper report of the meeting. • Responses to Health Canada report: Fluoride in Drinking Water (comment period ended Nov 27, 2009). Earth Day roots trace back to a killer 'fluoride fog' • AUSTRALIA: On Dec 4, a letter was sent to Victoria's Health Minister calling for the resignation of mandatory fluoridation proponent Dr. John Carnie, Chief Health Officer for the province. See the letter (html or pdf), with nearly 200 signatures, that the Anti-Fluoridation Association of Mildura sent to the Health Minister. • 2 more victories in Nebraska. On Nov 10 the communities of Wisner & Yutan voted NO to fluoridation. Last year both communities voted yes to fluoridation but complained that the wording of the referendum was confusing. They got the right to a second vote and this week both communities reversed their vote. On Sept 17, Wakefield, Nebraska, voted NO to fluoridation. • See all contributions from the American Dental Association (ADA) to US Congressional representatives in 2008. See also the ADA's press release thanking Congressman Mike Simpson (R-ID) for sponsoring -- and the House of Representatives for passing -- a resolution on May 12, 2009, congratulating the ADA on its 150th anniversary. Simpson received $10,250 from the ADA in 2008. • Sept. 29: JADA study proves fluoridation is money down the drain by the New York State Coalition Against Fluoridation. • Sept. 26: New video, Fluoride in Water, Heath Effects and Dangers - focused primarily on the phosphate industry that supply silicofluorides as fluoridation agents. • CALIFORNIA: “Fluoride and its salts” are one of 5 chemical categories selected for review by the California Prop 65 Cancer Hazard Identification Committee. See submissions. • July 21, 2009: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada: City Council says NO to fluoridation. "While [City Councillor] Giertuga said calls and emails from the public were three to one against flouridation, Mayor Lynn Peterson said it was more like 10 to one..." Read more • MISSISSIPPI: University of North Carolina students credited with getting mandatory fluoridation in MIssissippi for communities with a population of 2,000 or more. "A team of graduate stud in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health's department of health policy and management has helped convince the Mississippi state legislature..." Read more • NEW: Chloramine + Lead Pipes + Fluoride = Contaminated tap water. See latest from the Environmental Working Group SULFURYL FLUORIDE UPDATE: EPA selected sulfuryl fluoride for a registration review and and has released several new documents, including a new Human Health Risk Assessment for public comment. • See FAN's Submission to EPA on August 24, 2009 On June 10, Dow AgroSciences petitioned EPA for a 3-year Experimental Use Permit for a first-time use of sulfuryl fluoride as a pre-plant fumigant. The Sierra Club organized a sign-on petition to EPA to deny the permit on the basis that sulfuryl fluoride has 4,780 times the global warming impact of carbon dioxide. -- July 13: Dow Pitching New Pesticide That Doubles as an Extraordinarily Potent Greenhouse Gas (Press release from Pesticide Action Network) • Dog food contaminated with levels of fluoride above EPA's legal limit for humans. Study from the Environmental Working Group. • Great Lakes United resolution of May 20 supports the end of water fluoridation. GLU is an international coalition dedicated to preserving and restoring the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River ecosystem. GLU is made up of member organizations representing environmentalists, conservationists, hunters and anglers, labor unions, community groups, and citizens of the United States, Canada, and First Nations and Tribes. Part of the resolution reads:
• July 11, 2008: CDC's latest (2006) list of populations-by-state with fluoridated drinking water.• 2006 - CDC's U.S. Water Supply Statistics April 7 on Mercola.com: Warning: Never Swallow Regular Toothpaste IRELAND: THE MOST FLUORIDATED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD • Feb 26: Background to the unanimous decision to fluoridate Southampton UK (and nearby communities) - The Feb 26th decision was made by the South Central Strategic Health Authority even though their own surveys reported 72% of people in the affected areas were opposed and that Hampshire County Council, where Southampton is located, opposed the scheme. At the 11th hour, on Feb 20, critical documents were released to the public. Among them were scientific critiques by Bazian Ltd. which were significantly flawed. See also FAN's Feb 26 press release and letter to the Board Members of the South Central SHA; also see updated UK press coverage on FAN's NewsTracker. • Feb 26: Fluoridation Gamble Fails the Test of Time, by FAN's Director, Paul Connett, PhD. Published in Republic Magazine. • Feb 20. Kathleen Thiessen's submission to ATSDR's Health Assessment of fluoride releases from Oak Ridge, TN. This is the most succinct and up-to-date review of fluoride releases from the K-25 and S-50 units at the Oak Ridge Reservation. • Jan 22, 2009: American Diabetes Association receives Formal Notice of Failure to Warn and Responsibility to Amend Incorrect Public Statements. Letter sent by from Dan Stockin of The Lillie Center on behalf of the millions of people with diabetes and the millions more with pre-diabetes. • Georgia water worker fired for refusing to purchase and add fluoride to water system • Nov 4, 2008: 53 COMMUNITIES VOTE AGAINST FLUORIDATION! • Sept 2008: Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment opposes fluoridation • July 11, 2008: CDC's latest (2006) list of populations-by-state with fluoridated drinking water.• 2006 - CDC's U.S. Water Supply Statistics Nov 20: Hampshire County Council (UK) votes against fluoride plan • June 9, 2008: American Water Works Assoc. warned not to remove or destroy evidence for water fluoridation injury legal actions• June 3, 2008: Kidney Foundation admits: kidney patients should be notified of potential risk from fluoride and fluoridated drinking water • Feb 20, 2008: Scientific Consensus Statement on Environmental Agents Associated with Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Fluoride is identified as a chemical of "significant concern." The Statement is in pdf format and takes about a minute to download. It was released February 20, 2008 - see press release. MEDIA: • Nov 8, 2007: Martin Sheen: Fluoridation "Hard to Swallow" • PENNSYLVANIA: Proposed mandatory fluoridation bill HB 1649 ISLE OF MAN: Nov. 20, 2007, debate between the Director of Fluoride Action Network and the Chair of the British Fluoridation Society • Did the National Kidney Foundation leave millions at risk by failing to warn about fluoride? VICTORY: Alaska's Capital City Votes a "Resounding" NO to Fluoridation Background: Pro-fluoride campaign nets $151,623 - Juneau Empire CALIFORNIA: Fluoride in Southern California Tap Water: Children are overexposed (also see EWG Press Release) August 13, 2007: CDC faces ethics charges for failure to warn the public on fluoride's risks Press Release from the Lille Center, Inc. ALERT: Fluoride Warning Issued for Infants Water District Urged to Warn Parents of Infant Risk Mothering Magazine: New Fluoride Warning for InfantsFormula, fluoride can discolor children's teethAmerican Dental Association's "e-gram alert" Fluoride & Babies Don't Mix, Say ADABackground re: Fluoride & Infants VIDEO: Fluoride: Friend or Foe? VIDEO: Study: Fluoride possibly harmful to infantsVIDEO: Dental Experts: Too Much Fluoride Is Bad For Babies VIDEO: Parents Warned Against Fluoride in Water TAKE ACTION! Ask Wal-Mart to Stop Selling Fluoride Water to Infants VICTORIES! More Communities Throwing Out Fluoridation FLUORIDE/BONE CANCER: "Professor's Fluoride Scandal Stinks" FOX 25 Investigative Report (part 1)FOX 25 Investigative Report (part 2) Did Harvard Ethics Investigation Break the Rules?Dr. Samuel Epstein's letter in Harvard CrimsonFAN's Statement on Harvard Investigation Harvard Grads Criticize University's Investigation MEDIA: Boston Herald | WebMD | Metro West Daily | Harvard Crimson | FOX 25 Report | Associated Press | Wall Street Journal | Online Lawyer Source | Washington Post | MSNBC NRC REPORT: Safe Drinking Water Standards for Fluoride "Should be Lowered" READ IT FREE ONLINE AND/OR BUY ITFAN: Press Release | Excerpts from Report | Relevance to Fluoridation MEDIA: Portland Tribune | Wall Street Journal | Chemical & Engineering News | Science | USA Today | Metro West Daily News | HealthDay | LA Times | NY Times | ABC News MEDIA: FAN Conference Featured in American Chemical Society magazine - Chemical & Engineering News, September 4, 2006 Background on 2nd Citizens' Conference on Fluoride FAN's Interview witih Dr. Kathleen Thiessen PROTECTING OUR FOOD: The Campaign Against Sulfuryl Fluoride EXCLUSIVE: Water Fluoridation "Obsolete" According to Nobel Prize Scientist Anti-Fluoridation Song: Get it Out! flouride, fluoridation, flouride, flouridation, flouride, |
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