Judge Eyes Future Studies In Order Extending Stay Of TSCA Fluoride Suit

The federal judge overseeing the novel suit over a requested TSCA ban on drinking water fluoridation says he intends to keep the case in abeyance at least until the conclusion of a National Toxicology Program (NTP) analysis of fluoride and could prolong it further pending peer-reviews of three international “cohort” studies. Judge Edward Chen, of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, writes in a May 12 order that he “intends to continue to hold the case...