{"id":18570,"date":"2025-04-30T07:28:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T11:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=18570"},"modified":"2025-04-30T07:29:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T11:29:45","slug":"huge-florida-set-to-become-second-state-to-ban-fluoride-in-public-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=18570","title":{"rendered":"

HUGE!!! Florida set to become second state to ban fluoride in public water<\/b><\/h2>"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By\u00a0Mirna Alsharif<\/p>\n

Lawmakers in Florida gave final passage to a bill to ban fluoride in public water systems Tuesday, with the state House voting 88-27.<\/p>\n

SB 700<\/a>, also known as the\u00a0Florida Farm Bill<\/a>, doesn’t mention the word “fluoride,” but it would effectively ban the chemical compound by preventing “the use of certain additives in a water system.” The bill awaits Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019 signature.<\/p>\n

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If DeSantis, a Republican, signs the bill, Florida will become the second state to ban fluoride from water supplies.<\/p>\n

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, also a Republican,\u00a0signed a bill in late March<\/a>\u00a0that prohibits any person or government entity from\u00a0adding the cavity-fighting mineral to the state\u2019s water systems, making it the first state to do so. It will go into effect May 7.<\/p>\n

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Another high-profile politician supports removing fluoride from drinking water<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

During a Florida House session Tuesday, supporters of the bill argued that fluoride doesn\u2019t improve water quality and that removing it from water systems could save local governments money. Opponents argued that everyday Floridians rely on fluoride for dental health.<\/p>\n

“This bill doesn\u2019t hurt the wealthy. They\u2019ll keep seeing private dentists, getting their expensive treatments and flashing their perfect smiles,” Democratic Rep. Daryl Campbell said during the session. “But for everyday Floridians, the people who clock in at 6 a.m., who can\u2019t take time off \u2014\u00a0off for their dental visits, who rely on water from their taps to protect their kids, this bill takes a safe and proven and affordable public health tool and rips it away.”<\/p>\n

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Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, a Democrat, said in a statement that she was “deeply disappointed” by the Legislature’s decision to ban fluoride, which she said “disregards the overwhelming consensus of dentists, doctors, and medical experts and will end a practice that has been in place for decades to protect our health.”<\/p>\n

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“No studies have shown that fluoridation at low levels is unsafe for our communities, including babies and pregnant women \u2014 in fact, it is vitally important for the health of developing teeth in infants and children,” Cava said, adding that such decisions should be left to local communities. “Ending fluoridation will have long-lasting health consequences, especially for our most vulnerable families.”<\/p>\n

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Major public health groups<\/a>, including the\u00a0American Academy of Pediatrics<\/a>, the\u00a0American Dental Association<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 which says drinking fluoridated water keeps teeth strong and reduces cavities \u2014 support adding fluoride to water.<\/p>\n

The anti-fluoridation movement seems to be gaining popularity, especially as Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of health and human services, has said there is no “systemic advantage\u201d to drinking fluoridated water.<\/p>\n

Legislation to ban fluoride has circulated in\u00a0Kentucky<\/a>,\u00a0Massachusetts<\/a>,\u00a0Nebraska<\/a>,\u00a0Wisconsin and North Carolina<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hawaii, which has never mandated water fluoridation<\/a>,<\/a>\u00a0has the \u201chighest prevalence of tooth decay in the United States\u201d among its children, with only 11% of its residents served by fluoridated community water systems, according to\u00a0a 2015 study<\/a>\u00a0of third graders throughout the state by the State Health Department.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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