
In a bold move that echoes a national shift in public health policy, the Florida Senate Agriculture Committee has approved a bill that could soon make the Sunshine State the second in the U.S.—after Utah—to ban the use of fluoride in public water supplies.
The proposed legislation, HB 700, sponsored by Senator Keith Truenow (R-Tavares), would prevent public water systems from adding any chemical “primarily for health-related purposes.” That means fluoride—long added to water in the name of dental health—could soon be banned across Florida.
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