{"id":3164,"date":"2025-05-16T15:15:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T15:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthyretirementnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/16\/florida-becomes-second-state-in-us-to-ban-fluoride-in-public-drinking-water\/"},"modified":"2025-05-16T15:15:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T15:15:45","slug":"florida-becomes-second-state-in-us-to-ban-fluoride-in-public-drinking-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthyretirementnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/16\/florida-becomes-second-state-in-us-to-ban-fluoride-in-public-drinking-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida becomes second state in US to ban fluoride in public drinking water"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/action-bar\/instances\/cmapql0ng001q26p45l8ga3tr@published\" data-label-id-prefix=\"action-bar-start-of-article\" class=\"action-bar\" data-dynamic-breakpoint-placement=\"{&quot;extraLarge&quot;:{&quot;placement&quot;:&quot;.layout-article-elevate__left&quot;}}\" data-expand-conditions=\"{&quot;follow&quot;:{&quot;extraLarge&quot;:{&quot;alwaysExpand&quot;:true}},&quot;shareOptions&quot;:{&quot;large&quot;:{&quot;maxNumOfActions&quot;:1},&quot;medium&quot;:{&quot;maxNumOfActions&quot;:1},&quot;extraLarge&quot;:{&quot;withAction&quot;:&quot;follow&quot;,&quot;maxNumOfActions&quot;:2}}}\">\n<div class=\"action-bar__overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"action-bar__action-sheet\">\n<div class=\"action-bar__action-sheet--header\">\n<div class=\"action-bar__action-sheet--header-title\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"action-bar__action-sheet--header-close\">                            <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"action-bar__action-sheet--action\" data-title=\"follow\">\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/follow-topics-bar\/instances\/cmapql0ng001u26p475pqhk0y@published\" data-unauth-redirect=\"\/account\/register\/follow\" data-embed-max-topics=\"\" class=\"follow-topics-bar follow-topics-bar_overlay follow-topics-bar--hide\">\n<div class=\"follow-topics-bar_overlay__inner\">\n<div class=\"follow-topics-bar_overlay__scroll-wrapper\">                  <button data-unselectable=\"true\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/chip\/instances\/cmapql0ng001v26p4gf3jeblx@published\" class=\"chip follow-topics-chip \" data-component-variation=\"follow-topics-chip\" data-component-name=\"chip\" data-zjs=\"click\" data-enable-interstitial=\"true\" data-override-success=\"\" data-label=\"Water availability\" data-id=\"3d0489bc-7fe6-43d0-b542-0e697788eccc\" data-reset-on-log-out=\"true\">    <span class=\"chip__label\">Water availability<\/span>    <span class=\"chip__icon\">        <span class=\"chip__icon--check\"><\/span>        <span class=\"chip__icon--add\"><\/span>    <\/span><\/button>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"follow-topics-bar_overlay__fade follow-topics-bar_overlay__fade--hide\"><\/div>\n<p>                      See all topics              <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"action-bar__action-sheet--action\" data-title=\"share options\">\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/social-share\/instances\/cmapql0ng001t26p4408e3c10@published\" class=\"social-share_labelled-list\">\n<div class=\"social-share_labelled-list__share-links vossi-social-share_labelled-list\" data-type=\"share-links\">        <button class=\"social-share_labelled-list__share\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=80401312489&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2025%2F05%2F15%2Fhealth%2Fflorida-fluoride-ban&amp;display=popup\" data-type=\"facebook\" aria-label=\"share with facebook\" title=\"Share with Facebook\">                                <span class=\"social-share_labelled-list__share-links--label\">Facebook<\/span>        <\/button>        <button class=\"social-share_labelled-list__share\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Check%20out%20this%20article%3A&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2025%2F05%2F15%2Fhealth%2Fflorida-fluoride-ban\" data-type=\"x\" aria-label=\"share with x\" title=\"Share with X\">                                <span class=\"social-share_labelled-list__share-links--label\">Tweet<\/span>        <\/button>                                        <span class=\"social-share_labelled-list__share-links--label\">Email<\/span>                <button class=\"social-share_labelled-list__share\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/05\/15\/health\/florida-fluoride-ban\" data-type=\"copy\" aria-label=\"copy link to clipboard\" title=\"Copy link to clipboard\">                                <span class=\"social-share_labelled-list__share-links--label\">Link<\/span>        <\/button>        <\/p>\n<div class=\"social-share_labelled-list__copied\" data-type=\"message\">                        Link Copied! 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Ron DeSantis signed the Florida Farm Bill, which includes language banning the use of any additive in a public water system that does not meet the new definition of a \u201cwater quality additive\u201d: a chemical or substance used in public water to specifically address drinking water standards, contaminants or quality.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmapqlayf00053b6mb07ryz6y@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cYes, use fluoride for your teeth, that\u2019s fine. But forcing it into the water supply is basically forced medication on people,\u201d DeSantis said. \u201cThey don\u2019t have a choice. You\u2019re taking that away from them.\u201d    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmapqlayf00063b6mi22gqfvj@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            More than 70% of Floridians who use community water systems receive fluoridated water, according to Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo, who issued guidance in November recommending against community water fluoridation, citing its potential health effects.    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/related-content\/instances\/cmapqq5sg000g3b6mn9ni8afv@published\" data-component-name=\"related-content\" class=\"related-content-elevate related-content--article\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n<header class=\"related-content__title related-content__title-text\" data-editable=\"content.title\">Related article<\/header>\n<section class=\"related-content__body\">\n<div class=\"related-content__image image__related-content\">\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmad377il000i26oycwsggj41@published\" class=\"image-elevate image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"AP25120779957827.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image--eq-small&quot;: 300, &quot;image--eq-large&quot;: 660}\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6045987376014428\" data-original-height=\"1341\" data-original-width=\"2218\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap25120779957827.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image--eq-small&quot;: 300, &quot;image--show-credits&quot;: 525}\">           <\/div>\n<div class=\"image__metadata-container media__metadata-container\">\n<div class=\"image__metadata media__metadata\">\n<div class=\"image__caption attribution\">    <span data-editable=\"metaCaption\" class=\"inline-placeholder\">Dissected human teeth are displayed in the office of dentist Dr. James Bekker, April 30, 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah. (AP Photo\/Hannah Schoenbaum)<\/span>  <\/div><figcaption class=\"image__credit\">Hannah Schoenbaum\/AP<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"related-content__headline\">        <span class=\"related-content__headline-text\" data-editable=\"content.headline\">Utah\u2019s ban on fluoride in public water is a simple change that raises complicated new health risks, experts say<\/span>      <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmapqlayf00073b6mgx3idi3t@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral that\u2019s found in soil, rocks and water to varying degrees. It is also a byproduct of fertilizer production. On the recommendation of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization, many cities have added fluoride to their treated drinking water for decades to help protect teeth from cavities.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmapqlayf00083b6mjessgkd2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The CDC reiterated its faith in the health benefits of fluoride in 2015, naming water fluoridation one of the \u201c10 Greatest Public Health Achievements of the 21st Century.\u201d The ADA has also emphasized that \u201ceighty years of community water fluoridation at optimal levels has proven to be safe and effective at reducing tooth decay to improve oral health.\u201d    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmapqlayf00093b6mjbdtz4ae@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            However, research has showed that exposure to fluoridated water during pregnancy is associated with increased neurobehavioral problems in children, and a federal review concluded that higher levels are linked with lower IQ in kids.    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/graphic\/instances\/cmaps61j400023b6m26mmrbxk@published\" data-component-name=\"graphic\" class=\"graphic-elevate\">\n<div id=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/graphic\/instances\/cmaps61j400023b6m26mmrbxk@published\" class=\"graphic__anchor\" data-url=\"https:\/\/ix.cnn.io\/dailygraphics\/graphics\/20250430-sankay-fluoride-callout\/index.html\" data-type=\"dailygraphics\" data-slug=\"20250430-sankay-fluoride-callout\" data-pym-src=\"https:\/\/ix.cnn.io\/dailygraphics\/graphics\/20250430-sankay-fluoride-callout\/index.html\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmapqlayf000a3b6mg7buebnp@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pledged to roll back CDC recommendations that fluoride be added to municipal drinking water and has promised that a panel of experts will review the guidelines and make new recommendations.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmapqlayf000b3b6mnqv4mdb0@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Kennedy can\u2019t formally prevent communities from adding fluoride to their drinking water, but some states and cities have followed his lead. In March, Utah became the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmapqlayf000c3b6mo8pxfnnm@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The US Food and Drug Administration also said this week it is starting the process to remove prescription fluoride tablets and drops from the market. They\u2019re typically prescribed for babies and children who are at high risk of tooth decay because they drink water that doesn\u2019t contain added fluoride.    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div>This post appeared first on cnn.com<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Water availability See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Link Copied! 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