Horicon will soon stop adding fluoride to the city’s water following a decision by the Common Council. The council on Tuesday voted 5-1 in favor of no longer adding fluoride to the water. Ald. Marie Fenske voted against removing the fluoride. Mayor Josh Maas said that the decision to remove fluoride from the water supply […]
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Do you support removing fluoride from drinking water? Oviedo’s mayor wants to know
OVIEDO, Fla. – Oviedo Mayor Megan Sladek is asking Floridians to participate in a survey asking whether they support the banning of fluoride from drinking water. The survey states anonymous results will not be counted and instead asks that respondents match their feedback to their voter record in order for local representatives to see what […]
Two state lawmakers want to ban fluoride in public water systems across Louisiana
Two Louisiana lawmakers want to ban fluoridation of all public water systems across the state, arguing that individuals should be able to choose whether or not to ingest more fluoride than what already occurs naturally in the environment. But some public health experts and dentists have pushed back on that approach, arguing that fluoridated water […]
American Dental Association pushes Cox to veto fluoride bill
The American Dental Association is pushing hard for Utah Gov. Cox to veto a bill that would prohibit the introduction of fluoride into public water drinking systems. Members and their supporters held a rally Friday morning at the state Capitol, which follows a letter they sent to Cox this week. “On behalf of the 159,000 […]
Faulty equipment causes water utilities to stop adding fluoride
Data from the CDC shows 31 utilities in Florida had annual average fluoride levels that were approximately half the CDC’s recommended level or less for at least a year. This left communities with sub-optimal levels of fluoride to fight tooth decay and cavities. More than 20 million gallons of water are treated at the Murphree […]
Hartley to quit adding fluoride to water
The City of Hartley will quit adding fluoride to its water later this year. The mineral, which is added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay and other dental conditions, strengthens the hard outer surface of teeth. Its addition to municipal water supplies has been common practice among utilities for more than seven decades. […]
Bill making fluoride in drinking water optional passes Kentucky House
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — What is in Kentucky’s tap water is the subject of a boiling debate among lawmakers in Frankfort. For the first time, House Republicans advanced a bill that may take fluoride out of tap water across the state. House Bill 16 would allow local water districts to opt-out of putting fluoride in […]
Fluoride could no longer be required in public water under this Kentucky bill
Public water utilities in Kentucky could no longer be required to put fluoride in their drinking water. Major health groups, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and American Dental Association, say fluoride in water is good for dental health. Some lawmakers in Kentucky are challenging whether it should be required in the water […]
Lakeland Commission May Vote Monday on Removing Fluoride
The Lakeland City Commission could vote on whether to remove fluoride from the city’s water system during its meeting Monday. The city of Lakeland added fluoride to its drinking water in 1981 as a way to prevent cavities. Possibly removing fluoride is the last item on Monday’s agenda. It’s a topic that is being discussed […]
Will Utah Be the First of Many States to Ban Mass Fluoridation?
For more than half a century, the American people have been successfully propagandized to believe that it’s beneficial to infuse America’s public water systems with fluoride. That spell was broken in September, and the era of municipal water fluoridation might be coming to a slow yet certain end. Utah is set to completely ban fluoride […]