How do I know if my city water has fluoride in Florida? Cities that do, don’t fluoridate

In November, Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo made an announcementurging Florida cities to stop treating their water with fluoride. “It is public health malpractice, with the information we have now, to continue adding fluoride to water systems in Florida,” Ladapo said. Just days after the announcement, the city of Stuart, Florida, decided to temporarily […]

Florida City Votes to Remove Fluoride From Water

What’s New The city of Tavares has voted to remove fluoride from water, after Donald Trump‘s pick for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke out against keeping the chemical in public water. Newsweek has contacted Florida’s Department of Health, via email, for comment. Why It Matters Multiple places in the U.S. are voting on […]

Leesburg votes to move forward with fluoride facility after questions

LEESBURG, Fla. – The city of Leesburg will move forward with plans to add fluoride to the city’s water supply despite concerns from Florida’s top doctor. In June, the city of Leesburg approved a fluoridation plan. Leesburg’s government has already spent $300,000 to buy the equipment to add fluoride to drinking water. Another $300,000 will […]

Leesburg to again vote on adding fluoride to water supply Monday

LEESBURG, Fla. — In a possible political about-face, Leesburg commissioners could vote to halt a $600,000 project to add fluoride to the city’s water supply they approved earlier this year. The final, unanimous vote in June came at the urging of dentists from across the city and region, who spoke of the benefits fluoride provides […]

Want advice on fluoride? Ask a dentist | Editorial

Here’s one way to treat Joseph Ladapo’s advice on fluoride: Ignore it. Florida’s surgeon general bucked health experts again last month by advising communities against adding fluoride to their drinking water. Ladapo, the state’s top health official, cited studies in Canada and Mexico that found a correlation between high levels of the chemical and lower […]

City Commission to Receive Briefing on Use of Fluoride in Water System

On Wednesday, December 11, 2024, the Tallahassee City Commission will receive a briefing from Environmental Services Director Alissa Meyers on the fluoridation of the public water system. Since 1987, Tallahassee has been adding fluoride to its water system per the Leon County public health agency. Shortly before that, the EPA determined the appropriate fluoride levels, […]