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With Florida poised to order a halt to adding fluoride to water supplies statewide, the Miami-Dade County Commission on Tuesday once again voted to end the dental-health practice in the Miami area, too. County commissioners voted 8-4 to override Mayor Daniella Levine Cava’s veto of Miami-Dade legislation passed last month ordering a halt to the […]

The decision follows similar action in Utah and contradicts recommendations from the American Dental Association and the CDC. Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo supports the ban, citing concerns about potential negative health effects of fluoride, while the Florida Dental Association disputes these claims. As of July 1, it’ll be against the law to fluoridate water […]

Florida is poised to become the second state in the U.S. to implement a ban on adding fluoride to its public drinking water, a move that has received growing support as several cities and states have begun to take similar actions in spite of the advice of many public health experts who contend the mineral’s […]

A state bill banning water fluoridation may render the Crystal River City Council’s recent debate over the issue moot – yet the discussion has already stirred backlash, creating unnecessary social media criticism according to Councilwoman Cindi Frink. On Wednesday afternoon, just prior to Crystal River Mayor Joe Meek gaveling the first budget workshop to a […]

Florida lawmakers followed Utah’s example and passed a bill Tuesday banning the addition of fluoride to public drinking water. The bill is awaiting Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signature after passing the Florida House 88-27. Utah became the first state to outright ban fluoridation of public water during its 2025 legislative session. Hawaii has never added […]

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — The state House on Tuesday signed off on a wide-ranging agriculture bill despite opposition from Democrats, who warned language that would ban fluoride in public drinking water and restrict labeling for plant-based products served political purposes more than the public good. The bill, FL SB700 (25R), was approved 88-27, sending the measure […]

Florida is on the verge of banning local governments from adding fluoride to tap water, ending decades of a practice that’s hailed by dentists and medical groups but under fire from top health officials in Tallahassee and Washington, D.C. The Florida House on Tuesday passed a farm bill that includes a ban on fluoridation of […]

Lawmakers in Florida gave final passage to a bill banning fluoride in public water systems on Tuesday, with the state House voting 88 yay and 27 nay. SB 700, also known as the Florida Farm Bill, doesn’t mention the word “fluoride,” but would effectively ban the chemical compound by preventing “the use of certain additives […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida is poised to become the second state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, over the concerns of dentists and public health advocates who say the mineral is a safe, effective way to protect people of all ages from developing cavities. Florida lawmakers gave final approval to the bill Tuesday […]

In a reckless move driven by far-right conspiracy theories and anti-science fearmongering, the Seminole County Board of County Commissioners voted 4-1 on April 9, 2025, to rip fluoride out of the county’s water. Yes, you read that right. Rather than focus their energy on addressing far more urgent public health problems making so many of […]