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# Great News Report on Fluoridation Risks
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/great_news_report_on_fluoridation_risks_1117121020/
- Published: 2012-11-17T11:20:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T13:48:02.000Z
- Description: The Fluoride Action Network's Stuart Cooper urges readers to watch and share a WTVD-11 investigation by Steve Daniels on water fluoridation in Durham, N.C., featuring resident Corey Sturmer, who has dental fluorosis and is campaigning to end fluoridation there.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Politics, #vivvo-import

Dear Readers:

On Thursday night a Durham, North Carolina ABC news affiliate, WTVD-11, aired a powerful and honest investigative news story on water fluoridation that correctly questioned the safety of the unnecessary chemical additive. Reporter [Steve Daniels](mailto:steve.daniels@abc11mail.com?subject=Great%20Story%20on%20Fluoridation) covered the story of local resident Corey Sturmer who has dental fluorosis and is now leading a campaign to remove fluoride from the Durham water supply. The report features interviews with Sturmer, local dentists, and Dr. Kathleen Thiessen (a member of the committee on Fluoride in Drinking Water for the National Research Council).

Watch “[How Safe is Fluoride in Your Water?](http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=YNZFyPdSCu5QgfOUd6%2FRXduGS3kif%2BGk&ref=foodconsumer.org)” 

Mr. Sturmer has already taken his fluoride education campaign to the streets, placing flyers around town and creating an informative website for his group, [Durham Against Fluoride](http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=yG7WI1vYMQH%2BpLy33tFbNduGS3kif%2BGk&ref=foodconsumer.org). He has also testified before the [Durham County Board of Health](http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=SRDHvLujbSA9JDqzamXfn9uGS3kif%2BGk&ref=foodconsumer.org),which has stated that they will now look into his concerns regarding fluoridation. 

Please take a few minutes to watch and share this important news story. Share it with friends, family, colleagues, and especially local decision-makers (city councilors and state legislators). Also, if you live near Durham, NC please [contact Durham Against Fluoride](http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=bBwPF0koGJHBhTVBCGm0S9uGS3kif%2BGk&ref=foodconsumer.org) and join the campaign to end fluoridation while the momentum and media attention is building. 

Please also take a moment to visit reporter [Steve Daniels’ Facebook page](http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=2Qt2Up39ASZ2lSJAqiVPiNuGS3kif%2BGk&ref=foodconsumer.org) to thank him for his great reporting, as he requested viewers to do at the end of the report. If he see’s that there is a large amount of interest in his story, the likelihood of follow-up stories will be greater. 

 Sincerely, Stuart CooperCampaign ManagerFluoride Action Network