Fluoride is becoming harder to source as the war in Iran places more strain on global supply chains, leading some local governments to reduce their own use of the widely used cavity-fighting agent.
Two major water supply systems in Maryland, which serve the Baltimore and suburban D.C. areas, announced this month they would be temporarily reducing the concentration of fluoride, citing the conflict in the Middle East as the cause of a wider national shortage. A Pennsylvania town halted fluoridation for at least a few weeks, also citing the war.
According to chemical suppliers and trade groups, the shortage was brought on by a confluence of supply chain disruptions as well as higher transportation costs resulting from the conflict in the Middle East.
A 2022 risk assessment by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found that Israel is the second top exporter of inorganic acids, including fluorosilicic acid, estimated at the time to be sending out 40 million kilograms. China is the top exporter, trailed by Poland, Germany and Malaysia.
The U.S. was among the top five importers of fluorosilicic acid, ranking fourth.
Definitely didn’t see this coming! The unforeseen impacts of war might cause kids to have more cavities (depending on your belief on fluoridated water)
Maybe people will be less retarded
Make America less retarded again!
I experimented with non-fluoride toothpaste but after some use I noticed that my mouth hygiene had deteriorated a bit so I switched back to the normie colgate or whatever.. could it be genetic that some people can use non-fluoride without problems?
I hope my retardation will only be minor if I don't ingest the toothpaste!
fluoride is a neurotoxin. do you think drinking it is a good idea?
eat less sugar and your teeth will be fine
I don’t drink the toothpaste water, but sure maybe some of it gets ingested.
I eat barely any sugar.
The non-fluoride toothpastes I tried lacked the same feeling of freshness that the normie colgate has.
Why do dentists insist on using it?
why do we pay taxes to pedophile mass murderers?
Because we are cucks
personally I think mass psychosis brainwashing and neurotoxin laced drinking water is more to blame than cuckoldry.
Both can be true
This is a fascinating look at the hidden supply chains we take for granted.
Most people probably assume fluoride is sourced domestically, but seeing Israel as a top exporter explains why the regional instability is hitting US waterworks so quickly.
This will make for a great natural experiment on what fluoride consumption actually does to people.
I use fluoridex toothpaste. costs me $14 direct from dentist
can’t buy it over the counter
With how much soda and energy drinks you consume, I’m not surprised you need that.
I need it