SANFORD, Fla. — Seminole County leaders voted to remove fluoride from its drinking water supply Tuesday. The motion passed with a 4 to 1 vote by commissioners. The county’s water division makes up nearly 40,000 homes and businesses. The cities of Longwood and Lake Mary have also recently voted to stop fluoridation. It comes as a […]
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‘Florida Farm Bill’ advances, targeting fluoride in water and ‘mislabeling’ of plant-based food
The state Senate’s sweeping “Florida Farm Bill” has made it through its final committee, propelled by Republicans despite heated objections to several of the provisions. One of the most contentious changes would prevent public water systems from using additives like fluoride. Fluoride, a mineral used to prevent tooth decay, is used in at least 29 […]
Why RFK Jr. wants to ban fluoride in water
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expanding his crusade to turn back the clock on federal health policy. Having undermined the government’s support for childhood vaccines amid the worst measles outbreak in years, he is now targeting another longstanding pillar of American public health: water fluoridation. HHS will convene a board […]
Toho Water Authority holds 1st fluoride meeting in Osceola County
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — Toho Water Authority leaders held the first of four community meetings Monday to discuss the fluoridation of water in Osceola County. Toho Water leaders say they want to be as a transparent as possible when it comes to this discussion about fluoride as the conversation gets louder at the national level. The Buenaventura […]
Why water fluoridation is under fire in the US
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he wants communities to stop fluoridating water, and he is setting the gears of government in motion to help make that happen. Kennedy this week said he plans to tell the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stop recommending fluoridation in […]
Kennedy pushes CDC to walk back fluoride guidance as states move to ban it
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to stop recommending fluoride in U.S. drinking water. In short: Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, RFK Jr., is calling on the CDC to end its long-standing guidance in favor of fluoridated water, claiming potential harm to brain […]
Johnson says fluoride should get a second look
House Speaker Mike Johnson said fluoride levels in water deserve “real evaluation” on Tuesday, a day after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he would direct the CDC to stop recommending fluoridating drinking water. “I think it deserves, from what I’ve read and from what I understand, it deserves real evaluation,” he said during […]
US Health Department will make new fluoride recommendation
WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will be reconvening an independent panel of health experts to make a new recommendation on putting fluoride in drinking water, a spokesperson said on Monday. The use of the mineral, which is added to water to strengthen tooth enamel and promote dental […]
NYT Smear Attempt Omits Its Own Critical Context
The New York Times’s story on Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s review of fluoride recommendations is another thinly veiled attempt to falsely portray the Trump Administration as anti-science and anti-health — a characterization that couldn’t be farther from the truth. In January, The New York Times itself reported that “fluoride may be linked to lower I.Q. scores in children.” Why did […]
Arkansas’ SB2 Passed the Senate! (This Bill Will Remove the Fluoride Mandate)
Arkansas’ SB2 Passed the Senate! This is the desperately needed bill that removes the water fluoridation mandate and returns control to the people! Now, on to the House Public Health Committee and then the full House of Representatives for a final vote… Pray for a good vote there! SB2 could possibly be heard by the House Public Health Committee on Thursday, April 10, […]