YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — One of York County’s last, and largest, providers of fluoridated drinking water might discontinue the practice.
Red Lion Municipal Authority said it is seeking public input on whether or not to continue community fluoridation, the process of adjusting the amount of fluoride in drinking water to a level recommended for preventing cavities.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention does not mandate the practice. Just six York County municipal authorities have fluoridated water, two of which — Dallastown and Windsor — do because they receive water from Red Lion.
Fluoridation has come under scrutiny in recent years. Some opposed to its addition argue that too much of the mineral could cause adverse health effects.
Doctors say the same claim can be made for a lot of things, even milk.
Last month, State Sen. Dawn Keefer (R-York) proposed the “Fluoride Choice Act,” which would ban municipal water systems from adding fluoride to drinking water.
In a co-sponsorship memo for the bill, Keefer said it “promotes individual choice by supporting access to fluoride through supplements or topical applications, backed by state-led education.”
Red Lion would also like to put the choice to the individual. It is running a survey on its website asking a simple question: “Do you believe adding fluoride to drinking water is a beneficial public health practice?”
Original article online at: https://www.abc27.com/local-news/york-county-municipality-wants-the-publics-help-in-deciding-to-ditch-fluoride/