Florida takes a ban on fluoride in public drinking water: NPR

The bill, which would prohibit fluoride from Florida’s public drinking water, is heading for the governor’s table.

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Florida is ready to ban drinking water fluoride In accordance with the new legislation adopted by state legislators.

Now the bill goes to the table of the Republican Governor Ron landing for the signature. If signed, Florida will become the second state After Utah Prohibit fluoride from public water supply.

Landmark called Water fluoridation “Forced medicines.” His office did not comment on whether the landing will sign this measure.

The water authorities in the States throughout the United States for decades added a small amount of fluorine to water supply, and experts say that it prevented millions of cavities.

On Tuesday, the House of Representatives, headed by the Republicans of Florida, adopted this measure as part of a wider farm bill. The Senate took the ban on earlier in April. In particular, without mentioning fluoride, the legislation will prohibit municipal authorities with add “water quality additives” to water supply.

The landing administration has It is already recommended The ban on fluoride, when the general general of the state surgeon Joseph Ladapo causes water fluoride “GLEFACTION of public health“, According to VUSF.

Before Trump won the election, Robert F. Kennedy, the youngest, now the Minister of Health and Social Services, mistakenly called the fluoride as “industrial waste” and said that the White House recommends banning the mineral on drinking water.

Kennedy, who is signed by a number of discontinuated conspiracies surrounding health and well -being, also accused the fluoride of water of many health problems, including arthritis, bone fractures, bone cancer, disorders of the development of nervous development and thyroid disease.

But dentists and other health experts agree that the controlled effect of the mineral is the key to preventing the breakdown of the teeth and carries minimal risks for negative side effects.

In addition to breakthroughs, such as vaccines and seat belts, fluoridation of public water is considered one of The greatest innovations in the field of public healthcare The 20th century, according to the Center for Control and Prevention of Diseases (CDC).

Earlier in April, HHS, led by Kennedy, announced that It was directed The CDC for reconnaissance of an independent group of 15 health experts to study the role of fluorine plays in water sources and whether this can harm public health.

The use of fluorine in water was discussed in another place.

Kalgary, Canada, voted in 2011 for the ban on the mineral in his water supply, but after a noticeable splash in the dental cavities in the children of the city, the legislative body last year Changed his decisionField

The ban of Florida, if it is signed by the law, will enter into force on July 1.