Florida Set to Become 2nd State to Ban Fluoride in Drinking Water

Lawmakers approved legislation that is widely expected to be signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis.

Florida is poised to become the second state to ban fluoride in public drinking water under legislation that received final approval from lawmakers on April 29, ending a decades-old practice that has divided dentists and health officials.

The ban on fluoride is part of the Florida Farm Bill SB700, which passed the House in an 88โ€“27 vote. It passed the state Senate on April 16.

Though the measure does not explicitly include the word โ€œfluoride,โ€ it does include a provision that seeks to ban โ€œthe use of certain additives in a water systemโ€ throughout the state.

The legislation now heads to the desk of Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is expected to sign it into law.

Florida lawmakers approved the legislation after Utah became the first state in the country to ban fluoride in public drinking water on March 28.

That legislation prohibits any person or government entity from adding fluoride to water systems in the state. It is set to go into effect on May 7.

Lawmakers are also moving forward with similar legislation in other states, including Kentucky, Louisiana,ย Massachusetts, and Nebraska.

Fluoride repairs and prevents damage to teeth caused by bacteria in the mouth by replacing the minerals lost due to acid breakdown, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

More than 209 million people, or 72.3 percent of the U.S. population served by public water supplies, received water with fluoride in 2022, according to the health agency.

Multiple public health groups, including theย American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American Dental Association, have joined the CDC in championing the safety and benefits of adding fluoride to water.

Also last year, the federal National Toxicology Program found that there is a link between higher amounts of fluoride exposure and a lower IQ in children. The agency used studies involving fluoride levels at about twice the recommended limit for drinking water.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote in a Nov. 2 post on the social media platform X that it is an โ€œindustrial waste associated with arthritis, bone fractures, bone cancer, IQ loss, neurodevelopmental disorders, and thyroid disease.โ€

Kennedy said on April 7 that he would tell the CDC to stop recommending fluoridation in municipal water nationwide.

Byย Katabella Roberts

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