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WELLINGTON – Mention fluoride, and the topic is sure to bring out a passionate debate. The issue has been rekindled by a recent study on the possible risks of the stuff that’s supposed to be good for your teeth. The county commission voted 4-3 recently to continue fluoridating county water for now, but a Wellington […]

In a second go-around over the hotly debated issue of fluoridating public water, the Palm Beach County Commission on Tuesday rejected arguments that the additive is harmful and clashed with a recommendation by the county’s top administrator to stop the practice. In a 4-3 vote, the commission decided to keep fluoridating water that reaches 480,000 […]

WEST PALM BEACH — County Administrator Bob Weisman is recommending that Palm Beach County end fluoridation of the water supply in unincorporated areas outside cities, towns and villages. In a memo Friday morning to the County Commission, which must make the ultimate decision, Weisman said that the “perceived dental benefits” may not sufficiently exceed the […]

The city has stopped treating its water with fluoride in the wake of what one official described as a “major shortage” of the chemical throughout the country. One of the largest suppliers of hydrofluosilicic acid, commonly known as fluoride, went out of business last year, Inverness City Manager Frank DiGiovanni said. That sent utilities officials […]

“There’s really no problem. You just have to be careful, because if you spill it, it will eat through your skin. It’s the same stuff they use for etching glass.” Melvin Register wasn’t talking about acid he uses to clean his pool or drain cleaner to loosen gunk from his pipes. He was talking about […]

A leading opponent of the fluoridation of public drinking water supplies said a group of “butchers, bakers and candlestick makers” is promoting fluoridation while the FDA, the only government agency permitted to approve medicines as safe for human consumption, has never approved fluoride as safe or effective for internal use. “This is a business that […]

The Palm Beach County Commission made an unfortunate and irresponsible decision to give the green light to fluoridation before waiting for the results of a major project now under way at the National Research Council in Washington, D.C. The project is titled “Toxicological Risks of Fluoride in Drinking Water.” Note, the project title is not […]

Its official.  Palm Beach County is now a fluorinated county. The switch will be flipped later this week to begin injecting the highly controversial chemical into the County’s four public water drinking supply systems. The vote Tuesday was 5-2, but not before Commissioner and Chairman Tony Masilotti argued that fluoridation removes citizen choice.  And not […]

By midday Friday, water consumed by more than 450,000 customers served by the Palm Beach County Water Utility will contain fluoride. The final OK came Tuesday morning from the Palm County Commission. Flipping the fluoride switch comes after years of contentious debate by county commissioners. It wasn’t until the summer of 2003, after County Commissioner […]