Florida becomes second state to ban fluoride in public water

Florida joins Utah as the second state to ban fluoride in water

The ban marks an unsettling and deeply anti-scientific trend taking hold among conservatives — and even some MAGA allies are disturbed.

DeSantis makes Florida the 2nd state to ban fluoride from its water

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a measure Thursday prohibiting local governments from adding fluoride to their water systems, making it the second state in the country after Utah to implement a statewide ban on the mineral. DeSantis signed the bill at a public event in Dade City, Florida, over the concerns of dentists and public health advocates. “Yes, use fluoride for your teeth, that’s fine, but forcing it in the water supply is ba…

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN Florida became the second state in the United States to ban the addition of fluoride to public drinking water. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed on Thursday the Florida Agricultural Law, which includes language that prohibits the use of any additive in a public water system that does not meet the new definition of “water quality additive”: a chemical or substance used in public water to specifically address the sta…

Florida, the third most populous state in the United States, has banned the addition of fluorine in drinking water. A widespread practice in the name of dental health, which affects about two thirds of the American population, but is now in the Trump administration's collimator.

Florida bans fluoride in public drinking water, becoming 2nd US state to do so

Fluoride has long been used to prevent tooth decay, but studies link high exposure – higher than levels found in water – during pregnancy to lower IQ and behavioral problems in children - Anadolu Ajansı

U.S. states have been increasing drinking water for decades. That's good for the teeth. Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis is now betting against the alleged coercive medication.