Will a new conservative tide in Miami-Dade County wash fluoride out of the drinking water, too? Florida’s top health official under Gov. Ron DeSantis last week recommended local governments stop adding fluoride to water supplies, claiming alleged risks for mental development in children outweigh the help the chemical provides in strengthening children’s teeth. The advisory […]
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Kennedy’s plan to ban fluoride meaningless in NJ?
When he was raising his children in a South Jersey community that had no fluoride in its water, U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-2nd) — a former dentist — said he gave them fluoride tablets along with a slate of vitamins. Fluoride changes the molecular structure of teeth and makes them “at least fifty percent […]
City of Tomahawk voters may see water fluoridation advisory referendum on spring ballots
TOMAHAWK – An advisory referendum related to the fluoridation of drinking water in the City of Tomahawk may appear on spring election ballots. During its meeting at City Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 12, the City of Tomahawk Common Council voted to direct City Clerk/Treasurer Amanda Bartz to draft a resolution that, if approved by the […]
Pittsburgh-area water systems have no plans to remove fluoride
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to oversee the Department of Health and Human Services, has called for an end to adding fluoride to public watersupplies. Though Trump has not formally announced a position on the topic, he has said he intends to let Kennedy “run wild” on public health issues. But would […]
Council weighs risks and benefits of fluoridation
After hearing from a couple of council members at its Oct. 7 meeting that fluoridation is being dropped by other cities and has quite possibly harmed Rolla children ever since it was introduced to the city’s water supply in the Sixties, the full Rolla City Council at its Nov. 18 began a thorough investigation into […]
Stuart temporarily removing fluoride from drinking water following surgeon general warning
STUART — Fluoride will be removed from the drinking water here beginning Wednesday — at least temporarily — to shield people from what state health authorities say is potentially harmful effects on their health. Monday’s decision by the City Commission came quickly after guidance Friday by the state Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo regarding what […]
Fluoride skepticism goes mainstream, according to some
CNN’s Nick Watt takes a closer look at the history of fluoride in the US water supply. Original article online at: https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/23/health/video/fluoride-us-water-supply-watt-pkg-digvid
Kennedy Is Right: Fluoride Is a Danger to Public Drinking Water
For years, clean water advocates led by the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) have been compiling damning science against the practice of fluoridating water. Their activism on this issue has caused them to be criticized and marginalized by legacy media as conspiracy theorists. But now removing fluoride from water is gaining traction. On November 22, Florida […]
Florida surgeon general warns against fluoride in drinking water
GREENWIRE | TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo on Friday warned residents against consuming fluoride in drinking water, saying the mineral may help with tooth decay but ongoing studies also show it could lead to behavioral problems in children. Public water utilities have been adding fluoride to drinking water for decades as a […]
Florida Surgeon General Urges End to Water Fluoridation
Florida’s top health official on Friday advised governments across the state to stop adding fluoride to their water, citing the neuropsychiatric risks — particularly for pregnant women and children — associated with the practice. “It is public health malpractice, with the information we have now, to continue adding fluoride to water,” Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo said. […]