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Dear Friends:   The National Toxicology Program’s (NTP) Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC) has unanimously accepted the recommendations of its working group, calling for the swift publication of the NTP’s state of the science report and accompany meta-analysis on fluoride neurotoxicity with only minor edits to improve clarity. The chair of the BSC, David L. Eaton, PhD, summed up the report by stating that "Overall, the NTP did a very good job," which along with the board's unanimous vote and calls for immediate publication, contradicted baseless claims by pro-fluoridationists that there were any meaningful inadequacies with the report or its fluoridation-damning conclusions.   This is an encouraging result that FAN supports since the promoters of fluoridation have worked for years to weaken and censor the NTP's systematic review, which detailed that 52 of 55 studies linked decreases in child IQ with increased fluoride and concluded that, “[t]he data support a consistent inverse association between fluoride exposure and children’s IQ.” Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) emails obtained by FAN's attorneys documented repeated attempts and sustained pressure from pro-fluoridation agencies including the Centers For Disease Control's Division of Oral Health and the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)--working in tandem with lobbyists from the American Dental Association--to smear, discredit, and prevent the NTP's review from being released (watch Attorney Connett's presentation below to learn more)................................. FAN NEWSLETTER Sign up for our free newsletter for updates on the latest fluoride developments.