Federal Action
This page contains both links to current federal actions and policies concerning community water fluoridation and recent updates and proposed changes from these federal agencies on changes to current policies.
Recent Actions
September 6, 2011
- FDA Comment: Available Data Do Not Warrant the Conclusion That Fluoride is a Carcinogen (FDA Comment)
January 13, 2011
- Proposed HHS Recommendation for Fluoride Concentration in Drinking Water for Prevention of Dental Caries (Federal Register)
January 7, 2011
August 24, 2009
- CDC Statement on the 2006 National Research Council (NRC) Report on Fluoride in Drinking Water (Official Statement)
March 22, 2006
May 25, 2000
February 1, 1991
Federal Regulations, Guidelines, Policies, and Resources
- CDC: Community Water Fluoridation
- Safe Drinking Water Act (EPA Summaries)
- EPA: Basic Information about Fluoride in Drinking Water
- National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (Safe Drinking Water Act)
- National Secondary Drinking Water Regulations (Safe Drinking Water Act)
- CDC: Engineering and Administrative Recommendations for Water Fluoridation (September 29, 1995)
- Institute of Medicine: Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium, Magnesium, Vitamin D, and Fluoride (1999)
- CDC: Recommendations for Using Fluoride to Prevent and Control Dental Caries in the United States (August 17, 2001)
- Recommendations by the Task Force on Community Preventive Services: The Guide to Community Preventive Services (July 2002)
- Public Health Service, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: Toxicological Profile for Fluorides, Hydrogen Fluoride, and Fluorine (September 2003)