HB81 would prohibit fluoride from being added to public water systems in Utah and would allow pharmacists to provide a prescription for fluoride rather than a doctor. The bill has already gained ...

Utah could soon become the first state to ban the mineral fluoride in public drinking water, according to legislation in the state. House Bill, 81 introduced by Rep. Stephanie Gricius and Sen.

Fluoride has been in American water systems for generations, but that is changing: Utah's state legislature approved a bill to ban fluoride in public water.

(AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum, File) Utah appears to be the first state ready to put a full ban on fluoride in public water systems under a bill that doesn’t allow cities or communities to decide ...

In 2022, then Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield issued the fluoride directive to 14 councils. Of those, five councils were yet to start fluoridating their water supplies: Far North District ...

Fluoride didn’t make much of a splash in the public eye when fluoridation trials began in 1945. The first run only reached about 232,000 Americans at the time. Nearly a decade later, the number ...

The city of Bartow, Florida held a public workshop to discuss the future of fluoride in its drinking water. Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, a vocal opponent of water fluoridation ...

BARTOW, Fla., (WFLA) – Another city in Polk County has moved one step closer to removing fluoride from its water. On March 17, Bartow City Commissioners are expected to vote on whether or not to ...

Despite a trend in Southwest Florida and a recommendation from Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo, Fort Myers officials voted to keep fluoride in the city's drinking water. Proponents of ...

ECUA Executive Director Bruce Woody told the News Journal are monitoring the re-emergence of the debate over adding fluoride to water. “Our response at this point is one of wanting to obtain ...

Bartow is the latest community in Florida to debate whether to remove fluoride from its water systems. Florida State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Lapado, a staunch opponent of fluoride in water, was in ...