Madison schedules second public hearing on water fluoridation decision

Madison schedules second public hearing on water fluoridation decision

The city of Madison, Alabama, plans to stop adding fluoride to its public water system on June 16, a practice that has been in place for over three decades. Madison would become the sixth city to suspend the practice in the last year. The initial discussions about removing fluoride from Madison’s water system began quietly within the Madison Utilities Board in March. Internal reviews identified concerns about the safety risks of handling hydrofl…