Fluoride Action Network

The Fluoride Action Network (FAN) is an international coalition dedicated to raising awareness of the health effects of fluoride ingestion (due to water fluoridation as well as other sources), which it believes to be problematic due to fluoride's toxicity. [ [http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080719/NEWS01/807190318 Fluoride on its way] . "The Advertiser".] [ [http://www.theobserver.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1137928 Flushing out fluoride] "The Observer".] It was founded in May 2000 and is based in Canton, New York, United States. St. Lawrence University chemistry professor Dr. Paul Connett [http://www.stlawu.edu/faculty/profiles/connett.html] and his son Michael provided the impetus, [ [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MCNP&p_multi=RHDB&p_theme=mcnp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=111196AF6A7C7AE8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Pro-fluoridation campaigner needs to look in mirror] "Rutland Herald".] and environmental organizations from twelve nations, [ FAN. [http://www.fluoridealert.org/founders.htm Founders] ] scientists, and concerned citizens [FAN. [http://www.fluoridealert.org/about-fan.htm About FAN] ] joined in its founding.

The organization has distributed petitions requesting the abolition of water fluoridation, and disseminates educational materials related to this issue via its website. It often represents the anti-fluoridation point of view in the U.S. media, and has been quoted or mentioned in articles in the "Chicago Tribune", [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-fluoride-jones_23jun23,0,6241215.story] National Public Radio, [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5012362] the "Wall Street Journal", [http://fluoridealert.org/health/epa/nrc/wsj.html] "Prevention", "Scientific American", and "TIME". [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1118379,00.html]

In 2004 the organization became a project of the American Environmental Health Studies Project.

References

External links

* [http://www.fluoridealert.org/ Official site]

ee also

*Water fluoridation opposition
*Citizens for Safe Drinking Water
*Cumbrians Against Fluoridation
*New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation
*Queenslanders Against Water Fluoridation
*UK Councils Against Fluoridation