The debate on the addition of fluoride to drinking water is coming to the forefront once again, and at least two ECUA board members are looking for public input. The ECUA board vote in 1998 to add fluoride to drinking water after 58% of Escambia County voters supported the addition in a referendum. Now, ECUA […]
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As new head of American Dental Association, Concord oral surgeon faces a lot of issues
As the president-elect of the American Dental Association, Dr. Richard Rosato would like to untangle the paradoxical way dentistry is health care that often isn’t considered part of health care. “I think that is something that happened a long time ago … dentistry was carved out of overall health. But we need to drive it […]
Lakeland delays discussing fluoride in city’s water until after Bartow workshop. A look at the issues
Lakeland officials have delayed a public hearing on whether to continue adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water. The delay comes as debate continues over the potential health benefits and risks of fluoride. Some officials want to attend a workshop in Bartow featuring experts on both sides of the issue. Lakeland has chosen to delay […]
Miami-Dade Commissioner Invites Ladapo to Testify in Push to End Water Fluoridation
Miami-Dade County commissioner Roberto Gonzalez is putting on the full court press to add Miami-Dade to the growing list of Florida municipalities and local governments that have stopped adding fluoride to its water supply. On Wednesday, Gonzalez announced on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, that he has invited Florida Surgeon General and staunch […]
States Move to Limit Fluoride in Water After RFK Jr.’s Scrutiny
State lawmakers skeptical of federal guidance on fluoride in water are proposing limits or bans on community fluoridation, a decades-long practice credited with reductions in dental decay across the country. Lawmakers in four states have introduced legislation that would outlaw adding fluoride to community water systems, and four other states are considering bills to make […]
Community and Environmental Groups File TSCA Section 21 Petition Seeking the Phase Out of Hydrogen Fluoride in Domestic Oil Refining
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) announced on February 11, 2025, that community and environmental groups submitted a petition under Section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prohibit the use of hydrogen fluoride in domestic oil refining “to eliminate the extreme and unreasonable risks this use presents to public […]
Florida’s agriculture commissioner joins push to remove fluoride from drinking water
With the backing of Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson, a Senate Republican on Thursday filed a wide-ranging bill that would bar public water systems from adding fluoride to water supplies. Sen. Keith Truenow, R-Tavares, filed the bill (SB 700), which addresses numerous issues related to the state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Simpson has dubbed […]
It’s not just RFK Jr — Opposition to fluoride in drinking water grows
Opposition to the US practice of adding fluoride to drinking water supplies has been growing as more evidence accumulates linking fluoride exposure to potential harmful brain impacts in children. Now, the future of the practice could be in doubt, with Thursday’s confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Trump’s Secretary of Health and Human […]
Biden EPA Filed Notice of Appeal of Ruling that Typical Levels of Drinking Water Fluoridation Present an Unreasonable Risk to Health
As reported in our September 30, 2024, blog item, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled in September 2024 that the plaintiffs established by a preponderance of the evidence that the levels of fluoride typical in drinking water in the United States pose an unreasonable risk of injury to the health of […]
Wide-ranging bill would bar public water systems from adding fluoride to Florida water supplies
TALLAHASSEE — With the backing of Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson, a Senate Republican on Thursday filed a wide-ranging bill that would bar public water systems from adding fluoride to water supplies. Sen. Keith Truenow, R-Tavares, filed the bill (SB 700), which addresses numerous issues related to the state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Simpson […]