On Wednesday, Dec. 18, the city of Tavares, Florida – less than an hour northwest of Orlando in Lake County – voted to remove fluoride from the city’s water.

Florida has officially become the second state in the country to effectively ban fluoride in public water supplies. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the "Florida Farm Bill" (SB 700) into law on Thursday ...

In recent years, 22 Central Florida providers have been adding at least 0.7 or more parts per million of fluoride to water supplies, as recommended by the U.S. Public Health Service.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a bill that will stop local governments from adding fluoride to water, prompting Florida dentists to brace for what’s next. “It may take a few years, but ...

School times, fluoride, chemtrails: 8 new Florida laws people are talking about C. A. Bridges USA TODAY NETWORK - Florida 0:00 ...

While defending fluoride in a Florida Senate debate on April 16, Sen. Tina Scott Polsky, a Democrat, said, “Find me a dentist who thinks we should get rid of fluoride.” ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Florida should stop adding fluoride in its drinking water systems, according to recommended guidance from the state's surgeon general and health department.

In Florida, utility providers add enough fluoride to bring levels to 0.7 parts per million — or about three drops in a 55-gallon barrel of water.

With Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo urging communities to stop adding fluoride to their tap water, the decades-old debate over the virtues and perils of the nation’s foremost dental ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill removing fluoride from the state's list of approved water additives. Supporters cite health concerns related to fluoride overexposure, while critics anticipate ...

Anil Oza is STAT’s 2024-2025 Sharon Begley Science Reporting Fellow. You can reach Anil on Signal at aniloza.16. Florida’s surgeon general, Joseph Ladapo, on Friday recommended that ...