This is the third article in our series exploring the scientific literature on fluoride’s effects on thyroid hormone metabolism and activity, from early pharmacological bioassays to modern toxicology. pfpc.substack.com/p/somethin…

INDIA: High fluoride contamination in drinking water sources in 6 Dhanbad villages: Study Over a third of drinking water sources in Dhanbad district’s Gharbar panchayat are contaminated with fluoride, sometimes up to 10 times over the permissible limit, affecting over 14,000 villagers. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/…

USA: Community Groups Seek Legal Action on Flesh-Dissolving Chemical at Oil Refineries Lawsuit argues EPA is breaking federal law by refusing to regulate hydrogen fluoride, placing more than 19 million people nationwide at risk nrdc.org/press-releases/comm…

Here is the second article in our brief series on the pharmacological evidence documenting fluoride’s effects on thyroid hormone metabolism. Topic is the Reid Hunt reaction, also known as the acetonitrile test, one of the early functional assays used to assess thyroid activity. pfpc.substack.com/p/reid-hun…

SEOUL: Six people were injured at one of SK Hynix's chip factories in Cheongju, South Korea due to a hydrogen fluoride gas leak, Yonhap News Agency said, citing a fire official. The leak of the toxic gas happened after a fire broke out, the official said, adding that the blaze has been contained. An SK Hynix spokesperson was not immediately available for comment. thestar.com.my/business/busi…

When modern reviews claim that the thyroid evidence on fluoride is “very poor” or “insufficient,” the problem is not a lack of evidence. The problem is what the reviews have left out. pfpc.substack.com/p/of-frogs…

USA: "The grim reality is that 23-35 million pounds of pesticide ingredients used annually in the United States are PFAS. California has registered 53 PFAS pesticides. And about 2.5 million pounds of those poisons are applied annually to California cropland." Peaches, pears and PFAS: California lawmakers may limit 'forever' pesticides in foods calmatters.org/commentary/20…

AUSTRALIA: 3M PFAS lawsuit - Federal government sues chemicals giant for $2 billion over toxic contamination by fluorinated “forever chemicals”. smh.com.au/national/governme…

INDIA: Odisha Village Cries for Water as Fluoride-Contaminated Water Flows A massive drinking water crisis has surfaced in Odisha’s Cuttack district. Villagers of Dhaulia village under Mahanga block are allegedly forced to consume iron and fluoride-contaminated water due to the lack of safe drinking water facilities. Despite the inauguration of a mega drinking water project, locals claim pipelines have still not reached the village. With extreme heatwave conditions worsening the situation, people are struggling for every drop of clean water. Villagers say they have no option but to use unsafe tube well water for survival. youtube.com/watch?v=vTDPN4LI…

"What has been rejected in Europe cannot simply be moved elsewhere and repackaged as progress." The Miteni plant in Trissino, Vicenza, produced fluorinated chemicals used in sectors such as agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, textiles, firefighting foams, fluorinated waxes, and ski waxes. The company was found to have contaminated groundwater and drinking water across parts of Vicenza, Verona, and Padua. In June 2025, 11 of 15 former Miteni managers were convicted in the first instance for serious environmental offences, including intentional water poisoning and deliberate environmental disaster. Prison sentences reportedly ranged up to 17 years and 6 months. theguardian.com/environment/…

INDIA: Rajasthan facing deepening groundwater, fluoride crisis: 68 per cent of people in Nagaur showed signs of dental fluorosis and 24 per cent suffered from skeletal fluorosis. Prolonged consumption of fluoride-contaminated water could lead to irreversible skeletal damage, kidney ailments and cardiovascular stress. It also pointed to higher mortality indicators in fluoride-affected regions. Districts facing high fluoride contamination recorded infant mortality rates averaging 45.9 per 1,000 live births compared to 37.5 in relatively clean-water districts, the report said. Barmer recorded the state's highest infant mortality rate at 56 per 1,000 live births. More than 46 million people were estimated to be living in districts categorised as having ''high'' or ''extreme'' vulnerability. devdiscourse.com/article/hea…

Court overturns landmark fluoride ruling, sides with EPA. A federal appeals court said the judge erred procedurally by relying on later evidence when ruling that fluoride poses an unreasonable risk to children’s brain development. eenews.net/articles/court-ov…

The Childsmile scam uses supervised toothbrushing with 1,450 ppm fluoride toothpaste in a "spit-don't rinse" program. Yet, since the program began, not a single study has investigated these children’s health, let alone dental fluorosis incidence. poisonfluoride.com/phpBB3/vi…

UK: High levels of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found off coast of southern England. Study finds levels of toxic PFAS in Solent at 13 times safe limits in some places, with much coming from treated sewage. theguardian.com/environment/…

9 out of 12 pesticide-related residues reported on Driscoll’s conventional strawberries were fluorinated compounds: Flonicamid, Fludioxonil, Flupyradifurone, Fluxapyroxad, Indoxacarb, Novaluron, Tetraconazole, TFNG, and Quinoxyfen. Several of these residues also exceeded limits set in other countries.

USA: 'Forever Chemicals' Found in 98.8% of Human Blood Samples Tested - More than 70 unique PFAS combinations were detected - Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), which is used in textiles, furniture, and adhesives, was detected in 97.9 percent of samples tested. - Individuals typically carry body burdens comprising five or more PFAS with differing bioaccumulation properties and half-lives. sciencealert.com/forever-che…