FAN Newsletter

 Alpena, Michigan To End Fluoridation

Citing concerns over compelling residents to take “something they don’t want in their body,” the Alpena, Michigan City Council voted 5-0 to end fluoridation at its December 19 meeting.

Western Australia Minister Takes Heat For Past Questioning Of Fluoridation 

Sabine Winton, the Western Australia Early Childhood Education Minister, has disavowed comments she made while a candidate for office in 2017 that questioned the legitimacy of water fluoridation. 

AN's Toxic Substances Control Act Lawsuit Opening Doors For Other Complaints Against EPA

The Fluoride Action Network’s lawsuit against the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to regulate fluoride in drinking water under the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) is opening the door to other groups to file similar complaints against EPA, according to Inside TSCA.

IMedical Specialists Call For Free Dental Care In New Zealand

Millions of New Zealanders go without dental care because of high prices and a national shortage of dentists. A group of medical professionals sees the problem, and is calling for sweeping changes.

Serbian Scientists Seek To Set Benchmark Level Of Fluoride For Testicular Toxicity

Seeking to overcome the divergence of studies on the adverse effects of fluoride on reproductive tissues, a team of dental researchers and toxicologists from the University of Belgrade have set out to propose a benchmark level of fluoride that can be expected to harm testicles.