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.
Vero Beach City Council to look into removing fluoride from water
Following Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo's recommendation to remove fluoride, the city is looking into removing the chemical from its water. City Councilmember Taylor Dingle asked staff to look into the possibility of removing fluoride from the city's water during last week's City Council meeting.
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
Lake Mary joins growing list of Central Florida cities ending fluoridation of drinking water
It will be about a month before the city exhausts the supply of fluoride it injects into the water during the treatment process
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, Feb. 18. Here's a look at the debate.
The city of Bartow will vote on whether or not to continue adding fluoride to the water
After a public meeting Tuesday night, Bartow City Commissioners will vote on March 17th on whether or not to continue to have fluoride in the drinking water.
Longwood commission votes to end fluoridation of drinking water supply
Longwood commissioners unanimously agreed Monday to end a decades-long practice of adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water supply — becoming the latest in Central Florida to do so. Before the vote, Mayor Matthew McMillan said it comes down to a simple question: “What’s the role of our utility? It’s to supply water.”
Lake Mary to discuss fluoride use in drinking water
The Lake Mary City Commission will discuss whether or not to remove fluoride from the drinking water at a meeting tonight. Several local cities have opted to remove it, including Longwood earlier this week.
'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 ...
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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 Ladapo urged the commission to stop adding fluoride, citing potential health ...
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Delray Beach's stance on fluoride is a win for teeth and common sense | Opinion
Editorial:Delray Beach voted to keep fluoride in its water. What do you think? It's become a campaign here, as Florida ...
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'Florida Farm Bill' would eliminate fluoride from public water supplies statewide
A Florida Senate Republican filed a wide-ranging "Florida Farm Bill" that, among other things, would ban local governments ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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Bartow leaders hear conflicting opinions on removing fluoride from water
Bartow is the latest city in Polk County to weigh the pros and cons of removing fluoride from its water supply.