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NEW ZEALAND - "Masterton District Council has urged people storing fluoride-free water from its drinking fountain in Lansdowne to discard it immediately due to a possible e.coli contamination. The council removed its Manuka St fountain on Friday as a result of a boil water notice in place on the Ōpaki Water Supply, the source for the tap. E.coli was detected in the supply on September 12 and prior to its removal, the fountain had been closed."

NEW YORK - "Since August 13, 2026, the Town of Williamson Water Department has been unable to add fluoride to our water supply. As a result of the situation in the middle east, supply chain challenges have caused a nationwide shortage of fluoride (Fluorosilicic Acid). There is currently no timeline for when the process of adding fluoride can be resumed."

OHIO - "The mayor said the use of fluoride in Ashland’s water is expected to stop Friday. The stoppage is not the result of any city-made decision, he said, but rather Ashland’s supply will be empty effective Friday. Miller said the city is unable to get any fluoride currently due to the situation in the Middle East, causing vendors to be unable to secure the amount needed."

ARKANSAS - "Residents within Central Arkansas Water's service area have been getting fluoride-free water when they turn on the tap for approximately the last two weeks. The drinking water utility, which serves the greater Little Rock area, recently ran out of the chemical used to add fluoride to water, members of the utility's board of commissioners were told last week. Central Arkansas Water is not alone in experiencing difficulties obtaining the chemical, known as hydrofluorosilicic acid. State law in Arkansas requires all but the smallest water systems to add fluoride to drinking water. A bill introduced during the 2025 regular session of the Arkansas Legislature would have ended that mandate. Although the measure was approved in a vote of the Arkansas Senate, it failed to clear a House committee in April 2025 and never became law. Central Arkansas Water serves around 500,000 Arkansans in eight counties, according to its website, including all of Little Rock and North Little Rock."

UPDATE - "Benton Harbor city commissioners voted Tuesday night not to go back to adding fluoride into the city's drinking water. Benton Harbor ceased the practice a couple years ago while replacing its lead pipes."

WISCONSIN - City Council Votes to Remove Fluoride from Two Rivers Drinking Water "The Two Rivers City Council voted 7 to 2 Tuesday night to discontinue the addition of the mineral to its public water. City Manager Kyle Kordell said the conversation began in July. "It's hard to answer these questions about why do you do it this way, why do you put fluoride in the water and the real answer is because we've always done it this way. So we thought it was time for a fresh decision." City Council Member Katherine Dahlke said she is hearing safety concerns from residents. "There has been a growing reaction from the citizens of Two Rivers saying we don't want this in our water anymore," Dahlke said. The discussion is growing across Wisconsin and nationwide. Last year, Utah became the first state to ban fluoride statewide. In Wisconsin, only about 30% of municipalities add fluoride to their water, according to the DNR."

UPDATE - "The Two Rivers City Council will consider removing fluoride from the city’s water supply Tuesday night. Public discussion about adding fluoride to the city’s water started in July. City Manager Kyle Kordell said during an August work session that the debate did not start because of cost. The city’s water director Andrew Sukowaty said at that same session that, per Hawkins Chemical, the local fluoride product contains trace amounts of lead and arsenic. A vote in favor of removal would reverse a decision made in the 1950s, when fluoride was first added to the water supply."

INDIANA - "Fluoride will no longer be added to Owensville's drinking water after members of the town council voted 2-1 Wednesday to discontinue to decades-old public health practice. The decision followed a lengthy discussion over fluoride's potential benefits and risks. The subject was brought to the council's attention a couple of months ago by Pedro Ferreira, a resident of Owensville and a local business owner. The council's decision came after Ferreira's presentation developed from spending about 15 hours researching community water fluoridation. He said several people had approached him with concerns about fluoride exposure. He said he attempted to research arguments on both sides but ultimately found more information that concerned him than information supporting continued fluoridation. After the vote was taken, it was announced that fluoride would immediately be removed from Owensville's water system." FAN NOTE: One person can make a difference in their community. Be like Pedro.

NEW STUDY - “Higher maternal toenail fluoride concentrations, but not water fluoride concentrations, were associated with greater odds of at-risk externalizing problems in preschoolers in this U.S. cohort. A 1-µg/g increase in toenail fluoride concentration reflecting early pregnancy exposures, was associated with higher odds of at-risk Externalizing Problems Toenail fluoride concentrations reflecting late-pregnancy exposures, showed a similar association.

Babies Whose Mothers Drank Fluoridated Water During Pregnancy Scored Lower in Problem-Solving Story by @ChildrensHD "A new study led by Columbia University researchers found that prenatal fluoride exposure resulted in reduced fluid cognition at levels as low as 0.675 milligrams per liter (mg/L). That’s slightly below the U.S. Public Health Service’s recommended concentration of 0.7 mg/L for fluoridated drinking water and far below the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) maximum contaminant level of 4 mg/L and the World Health Organization’s guideline of 1.5 mg/L, according to the study. Findings add to evidence in contested court ruling Water fluoridation in the U.S. has been a political flashpoint since a landmark 2024 federal court ruling concluded that current levels of fluoride added to water at 0.7 mg/L posed a risk to children’s health. The ruling directed the EPA to regulate the chemical under the Toxic Substances Control Act. The ruling was largely based on the federal National Toxicology Program’s (NTP) six-year assessment of all existing literature on fluoride and neurotoxicity, along with testimony from leading experts at top universities across the world who study the issue. The new Columbia University study — conducted in the U.S. at current fluoridation levels — confirmed the NTP’s conclusions and offered findings in line with other recent studies in the U.S. Ashley Malin, Ph.D., assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Florida’s College of Medicine, and lead author of a U.S. study that linked fluoride exposure during pregnancy to neurobehavioral problems in children, told The Defender that the Columbia University study is “significant” because it includes a relatively recent cohort of children from multiple U.S. states. She said the findings were consistent with other major cohort studies in Mexico and Canada that observed an inverse association between early life fluoride exposure and non-verbal IQ. Kathleen Thiessen, Ph.D., who co-authored the 2006 National Research Council study on fluoride toxicity, also said the study was consistent with many recent findings. “Importantly, they see an adverse effect at lower levels of water fluoride than many previous studies have used, and these are U.S. children,” she said.

Last year, my law firm Siri & Glimstad filed a series of class action lawsuits against the leading manufacturers of kids’ fluoride products. We filed these cases to bring an end to deceptive marketing practices that lead American children to ingest unsafe levels of fluoride at a vulnerable stage of life. I am happy to report that Perrigo has decided to stop selling its "Firefly" fluoride mouthwash. Firefly mouthwash was a candy-flavored product that came in a toy-shaped bottle with cartoon characters (e.g., Paw Patrol & Buzz Lightyear) that are popular with preschool children. We alleged this packaging was deceptive because (per FDA and others) fluoride mouthwash is contraindicated for kids under six due to the risk of swallowing the high concentration of fluoride. We continue actively litigating our other cases, and I hope to be able to announce additional developments in the coming months. @ChildrensHD @ICANdecide @FluorideAction

UPDATE - "City council decided to vote on keeping or removing fluoride from the water at their next regular council meeting next Monday (September 8th). City Manager Kyle Kordell told the council the decision doesn’t have to do with money, but whether the practice is needed. Some in the scientific community say there may be concerns about fluoride in the water for very young people. Water Director Andrew Sukowaty told the city council he asked four questions of some Wisconsin communities that have gotten rid of fluoride. They include why they stopped adding it, whether they follow up, and whether those in the dental field reach out. Sukowaty says the fourth question received the largest number of responses, with residents in those cities saying they approved of removing the fluoride. “There was very positive feedback, but it was in regard to the residents expressing appreciation for actually discontinuing (the program),” he explained.