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Five area House members voted to ban fluoride in water.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2025
The legislation will take effect July 1 and force local governments to halt adding fluoride in drinking water — ending an oral-health program that’s in place for about 70% of Florida’s residents, according to a state estimate.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 7 May 2025
Like DeSantis, state legislators in support of the prohibition called it a matter of personal choice and pointed out that most toothpastes and many mouthwashes contain fluoride.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2025
In March, West Virginia became the first state to enact a sweeping ban on artificial food dyes and Utah led the nation in banning supplemental fluoride in the water supply.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 4 May 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2025
The legislation will take effect July 1 and force local governments to halt adding fluoride in drinking water — ending an oral-health program that’s in place for about 70% of Florida’s residents, according to a state estimate.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 7 May 2025
Like DeSantis, state legislators in support of the prohibition called it a matter of personal choice and pointed out that most toothpastes and many mouthwashes contain fluoride.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2025
In March, West Virginia became the first state to enact a sweeping ban on artificial food dyes and Utah led the nation in banning supplemental fluoride in the water supply.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 4 May 2025
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“Fluoride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluoride. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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fluoride
noun
flu·o·ride
ˈflu̇(-ə)r-ˌīd 
1
: a compound of fluorine with a more electropositive element or radical
2
: the monovalent anion of fluorine
fluoride
adjective
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