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WASHINGTON — Florida passed legislation banning fluoride in public drinking water last week, making it the second to do so in the United States after Utah.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed , or the Florida Farm Bill, on May 15. It includes a clause preventing the "use of any additive in a public water system" that doesn맥스카지노t fall under a specific definition. The law will go into effect on July 1.
The signing of the law comes just over a week after went into effect. Signed by Gov. Spencer Cox on March 27, the Utah law differs from Florida맥스카지노s because it is specifically aimed at fluoride.
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to tell the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stop recommending fluoridation of water. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency also to review "new scientific information on potential health risks of fluoride in drinking water."
The fluoridation of water has been widely considered a huge achievement in public health, with the CDC naming it one of the of the 20th century.
Fluoride already naturally occurs in water, according to the CDC, but to prevent cavities, it맥스카지노s recommended to add, or about three drops in a 55-gallon barrel.
In a statement from the released earlier in the month in response to the FDA announcing plans to remove fluoride supplements from shelves in October 2025, they emphasized the need for water fluoridation to prevent dental decay, pointing to states like Utah, where communities will have to seek fluoride supplements outside of the water supply.
The Hearst Television Data Team analyzed legislation introduced in 2025 for 50 states and found 16 states, including Utah and Florida, have introduced legislation this year that would prohibit the addition of fluoride in public drinking water.
Out of those 16 states, four have failed to pass. The other 10 are either still in session or haven맥스카지노t officially died yet. For example, in Minnesota, Tennessee, South Carolina, Alaska and Hawaii, this year has adjourned, but bills can still carry over into the next year because it is a two-year session.
Some states have proposed legislation that doesn맥스카지노t ban the addition of fluoride in drinking water, but attempts to regulate it. In Nebraska, would remove the state맥스카지노s current fluoride requirement and leave the decision up to the public and private entities that supply water.
Louisiana맥스카지노s would ban the addition of fluoride, but to add fluoride in their voting precincts.
Whether water is fluoridated or not is left up to state and local jurisdiction. Kentucky, for instance, has the second highest share of population served by fluoridated water. It also required public water supplies that serve to treat the water.
Data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows how fluoride access can vary by state.
The most recent data from 2022 shows Washington, D.C., at the top of the list for fluoride access, with 100% of the people served having access to water treated with fluoride.
Below that is Kentucky at 99.7% and Minnesota at 98.9% 맥스카지노 both of which had legislation introduced related to fluoride.
At the bottom of the list is Hawaii, where just 8.5% of the people served have access to water with fluoride added.
Utah already had one of the lowest shares of population with access to fluoridated water, according to the 2022 CDC data. Just more than 43% of the people served had access, making it the 44th lowest in the country. Florida was ranked 23rd with 78% of people with access.
