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July 2004 FAN interview. Bryson discusses the findings of his nearly 10-years of research for his book. Bryson opens with:
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NEW DVD: Professional Perspectives on Water 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 .
PROFESSIONALS' STATEMENT: 2,561 Medical, Scientific, and Environmental Professionals Calling for End to Fluoridation Worldwide
July 1: U.S. signers ( A-M - N-Z ) and International signers include:
• 362 PhD's - includes DSc (Doctor of Science); EdD (Doctor of Education); DrPH (Doctor of Public Health)
• 332 Nurses (RN, MSN, BSN, ARNP, APRN, LNC, RGON)
• 342 DC's (Doctor of Chiropractic, includes M Chiro)
• 310 MD's (includes MBBS)
•
254 Dentists (DDS, DMD, BDS)
• 126 ND's (Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine)
• 65 Lawyers (JD, LLB, Avvocato)
See Professionals' Statement: PDF Version | HTML Version
French Version | Italian Version | Spanish Version
If you are a professional, add
your name to the Statement.
Not listed above, but included, are: pharmacist, veterinarian, water treatment worker, etc.
NEW: Dog food contaminated with levels of fluoride above EPA's legal limit for humans . Study from the Environmental Working Group.
NEW: Dr. Phillip Michael's June 2, 2009, comments on fluoridation submitted to the EU on behalf of the International Society of Doctors for the Environment
• 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.
• 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:
Therefore be it resolved that Great Lakes United supports the United States Environmental Protection Agency unions (US EPA Unions), Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) statements and professionals world-wide that the practice of artificial drinking water fluoridation be terminated.
Cailfornia Prop 65 Committee - consideration of the carcinogenicity of "Fluoride and its salts." Public comment period ended May 5. "Fluoride and its salts" was ranked "high" priority , along with 8 of the other 38 chemicals under considerattion. See http://www.oehha.ca.gov/prop65/public_meetings/cic060509.html
EU issues 2nd Call for Information on fluoride and water fluoridation chemicals . Submissions due June 26. (See April 2009 submissions )
NEW: Dr. Phillip Michael's June 2, 2009, comments to the EU on behalf of the International Society of Doctors for the Environment
NEW: EU's draft Risk Assessment on Cryolite (Trisodium hexafluoroaluminate) - June 25, 2009
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UPDATE: Over 20, 9 00 signers
• July 11, 2008: CDC's latest (2006) list of populations-by-state with fluoridated drinking water . • 2006 - CDC's U.S. Water Supply Statistics
184,028,038 = U.S. Population Receiving Fluoridated Water
265,794,252 = U.S. Population served by Community Water Systems
299,398,484 = U.S. Population
dated Water
265,794,252 = U.S. Population served by Community Water Systems
299,398,484 = U.S. Population
April 7 on Mercola.com: Warning: Never Swallow Regular Toothpaste
IRELAND: THE MOST FLUORIDATED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD
• April 12: Doctors ‘struggling to cope’ with upsurge in hip fractures , The Sunday Times (Ireland)
• April 19: Letter published in response from Professor Vyvyan Howard .
Note: In 1960, the Irish Parliament (the Dail) passed the Health (Fluoridation of Water Supplies) Act. This mandated that fluoride be added to the public water supplies. Fluoridation began in 1963 and 73% of the population of Ireland drink fluoridated water.
• 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.
• Ma rch 3: The town of Plainfield, Vermont, voted to end fluoridation .
• Feb 17. Washington: Chippewa Falls: Council votes down fluoridation
• Feb 10. Washington State: Skagit County Commissioners vote to halt fluoride program
• Feb 9. NJ Assembly Health Committee clears bill for mandatory fluoridation
-- NJ: A state at risk of mandatory fluoridation
-- Mandatory state laws on fluoridation
• Jan 22. 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-diab etes.
• Nov 27, 2008: European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) released its "scientific opinion" on the safety of adding Sodium monofluorophosphate to food, albeit adding: "The safety of fluoride itself, in term of amounts that may be consumed, is outside the remit of this Panel." On the same day EFSA also approved Calcum fluoride "for nutritional purposes to food supplements."
See
-- EFSA's Summary & Opinion on Sodium monofluorophosphate
-- Submission to EFSA from Dr. Vyvyan Howard on January 21, 2009
-- The Alliance for Natural Health in the UK is calling for an inquiry of EFSA because of their approval of a "toothpaste toxin for use in food supplements."
-- EFSA's Summary & Opinion on Calcium fluoride
• Georgia water worker fired for refusing to purchase and add fluoride to water system
• Dec 17, 2008: Press Release from The Lillie Center
• Dec 2, 2008: US EPA Union letter (pdf) to the Commissioners of the Water Utility
• Nov 20, 2008: Termination of Employment letter and more
• 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
184,028,038 = U.S. Population Receiving Fluoridated Water
265,794,252 = U.S. Population served by Community Water Systems
299,398,484 = U.S. Population
Nov 20: Hampshire County Council (UK) votes against fluoride plan
Nov 18:
• Fluoride a health risk, doctors' group says
• End water fluoridation, professor says
Nov 13:
• Test Valley Borough Council (UK) votes 26 to 10 against fluoridation
• Nov 2, 2008: Southampton, England: Fluoride – is it a crooked ballot? By Julian Lewis, Conservative MP for New Forest East.
• Oct 1, 2008: Are we poisoning our babies and children with fluoride?
• 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 .
• Fluoride: Top 10 Scientific Developments of 2007
• EWG: Major Infant Bottled Water Company Provides Misleading & False Information About Benefits of Fluoridated Water
MEDIA:
• Second Thoughts About Fluoride - Scientific American, January 2008
• Critics raise red flag over fluoride in tap water
- Toronto Globe & Mail, Nov 23, 2007
• Nov 8, 2007: Martin Sheen: Fluoridation "Hard to Swallow"
• PENNSYLVANIA: Proposed mandatory fluoridation bill HB 1649
I SLE 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
Keep Juneau's water fluoride-free - Juneau Empire
Another doctor against fluoride in the water - Juneau Empire
What I learned on the Fluoride Study Commission - Juneau Empire
Fluoridation: Why Europe matters - 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
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