Florida, fluoride and Drinking Water

Fort Myers is first in Southwest Florida to keep fluoride in drinking water
Fort Myers City Council is the first in SWFL to keep fluoride. Council listens as dentists plead to protect poor kids' teeth
Florida City Bucks Surgeon General to Keep Fluoride in Drinking Water
Municipalities nationwide are considering removing fluoride from drinking water, but one Florida city won't be among them.
City of Bartow is one step closer to potentially removing fluoride from its water
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 continue adding fluoride to the water.
Florida bill would ban fluoride in local drinking water
Local governments in Florida and across the country recently have debated — and, in some cases, stopped — the longstanding practice of adding fluoride to water supplies. Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo has urged more communities to take that step, appearing personally at a hearing in Tavares late last year as the city halted the practice.
Texas Ag Commissioner calls for statewide ban on fluoride in drinking water
The Texas Agriculture Commissioner, Sid Miller, called on the Governor and the State Legislature to institute a statewide ban on fluoride and other non-water additives.
State senator files bill to ban fluoride in drinking water statewide
The Longwood City Commission voted unanimously to remove fluoride from its water at its meeting Monday evening.
'People are looking at their health': Bartow takes center stage in Florida's fluoride debate
The workshop drew commenters from across the state, including Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo and the American ...
USA Today13d
Delray keeping fluoride in water, despite visit and urging not to by state surgeon general
Delray Beach commissioners voted 3-2 to keep fluoride in the city's water system. Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph ...
Fluoride issue pops up in Fort Myers; City Council could vote Tuesday
Fort Myers could pull fluoride out of the drinking water it provides to 30,000 city households, some of them among the area's ...
Fox 42d
FLUORIDE FIGHT: Fort Myers City Council will talk about removing fluoride
The City Council agenda item says the proposal aligns with Lee County's recent decision to remove it. Currently, the city ...
Bay News 91d
Bartow lawmakers hosting community forum on fluoride
State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo and American Fluoride Society President Dr. Johnny Johnson will join the forum to discuss pros and cons of the practice, that for years was believed to improve ...
Lakeland delays discussing fluoride in city's water until after Bartow workshop. A look at the issues
Lakeland officials have delayed a public hearing on fluoridation, taking interest in Bartow's public workshop set for Tuesday ...
Palm Beach Post13d
Delray Beach voted to keep fluoride in its water. What do you think? | Editorial
It didn't. Commissioners in a 3-2 vote decided to continue adding fluoride to the city's drinking water, even after Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo tried to convince them that the chemical ...