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Marcia Brooks on Monday asked Crystal River City Council to consider ending the fluoridation of its city water. Brooks spoke of the dangers of fluoridation to pregnant women and to infants. “I am trying to keep my family safe,” Brooks said. “The fluoride naturally occurring in the ground is not what we are adding to […]

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – The Manatee County Commission Tuesday struck down an ordinance requiring the county to add fluoride to its drinking water. Not that the county has done it lately — the fluoridation system hasn’t worked since 2021. “There is an ordinance in place that requires us to have fluoride, but we are not […]

A comprehensive farm bill being pushed by the Florida Department of Agriculture cleared its fourth and final committee in the Florida House on Tuesday and now goes before the full chamber for a vote. Meanwhile, in the Florida Senate, that chamber’s version (SB 700) was debated on Tuesday and will go for a floor vote […]

Seminole County joined a growing list of at least 22 Florida communities that have chosen to stop fluoridating drinking water since November, when state Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo issued guidance against the long-recommended dental health practice. County commissioners voted 4-1 last Tuesday to stop fluoridating water, with Lee Constantine casting the only dissenting vote. […]

Dentists still hold sway in matters involving fluoride and public health in Miami-Dade, but a supermajority of voters think water fluoridation is dangerous and prefer candidates who oppose it, new polling shows. A survey from The American Promise, a Tallahassee-based public research nonprofit associated with GOP consultant Alex Alvarado, recently found that 91% of Miami-Dade […]

Miami-Dade’s mayor on Friday vetoed legislation that would strip fluoride from county drinking water, setting up a showdown override vote by county commissioners over a public health practice that began in the 1950s. Citing recommendations from doctors, dentists and national medical groups, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said fluoridated water is needed to protect residents from […]

Toho Water Authority kicked off the first of four public forums Monday night to gain community input on supplementing fluoride in their drinking water. But, with the state legislature moving toward banning water additives, the effort could end up being a pointless exercise. Only a handful of residents attended the first meeting, held at the […]

As she considers issuing a veto to keep fluoride in Miami-Dade County’s tap water, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava on Monday assembled a group of medical experts who back the long-standing practice aimed at improving dental health. “It’s important to have fluoride in the water, especially at a young, early age,” said Dr. John Nelson, a […]

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 […]

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 […]