EPA Advisors Press NTP On Fluoride Toxicity Report Key To TSCA Ruling

Members of the EPA Children’s Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) used a recent meeting to raise pointed questions on the National Toxicology Program (NTP) review of fluoride toxicity that helped drive a landmark court ruling requiring EPA to regulate drinking water fluoridation under TSCA -- a decision that some of the advisors said could undercut public health. During CHPAC’s Oct. 30-31 meeting in Washington, D.C., the panel heard from NTP officials on the program’s Aug. 21 monograph that found high...