US EditionMoves against fluoride in drinking water alarm health experts
- Miami-Dade County Commissioners voted 8-2 to remove fluoride from the county’s water supply within 30 days despite decades of fluoridation since the 1950s.
- The vote followed increasing public concern led by studies and advocacy from Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo supporting fluoride removal over health risks linked to fluoride exposure.
- Polls show about 61% of residents believe fluoridation poses health risks and prefer officials who favor removing fluoride, contrasting with strong dentist support of 82% for fluoridation.
- Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava vetoed the resolution, calling the vote rushed and endorsing expert views that regulated fluoride levels safely reduce dental decay especially in marginalized communities.
- The removal decision in Miami-Dade adds to national debates amid new federal reviews by HHS and EPA on fluoride safety, raising questions about balancing public health benefits and chemical exposure concerns.
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Profanity-ridden Emails, Misuse of CDC Funds: How Big Fluoride Tries to Prevent Towns From Cleaning Up Their Water
Washburn, North Dakota’s town commissioners voted Monday night to stop fluoridating the town’s water supply. But in the months leading up to what the commissioners thought would be a small-town, local debate, the commissioners uncovered a federally funded, coordinated lobbying scheme by state actors and a national fluoride lobby group to crush efforts by small towns like theirs to stop fluoridating their water supplies.
Harnett County leaders to discuss benefits, risks of fluoridation in water supply
Harnett County officials are set to debate the fluoridation process in the local water supply, raising questions about its benefits and risks. Their discussion comes as debate over the benefits and risks of fluoride emerges nationwide.
Florida one step closer to banning fluoride in water
Florida is one step closer to banning fluoride in its water. The state senate passed a bill last night to prevent local cities and counties from using the additive. However, it's not a done deal yet, because the bill still has to pass the house. FOX 35's Chris Lindsay explains why some lawmakers are calling the bill "a joke."
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