Florida set to ban fluoride in water

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc.  Florida may soon become the second state to ban fluoride in the drinking water, joining Utah, whose ban was set to take effect May 7. On Tuesday, April 29, the House voted 88-27 to approve Senate Bill 700, which if signed into law by the governor, will prohibit the addition of fluoride into public water systems. The bill, also known as the Florida Farm Bill, does not name fluoride specifically, but rather bans local governments from “using certain additives in a water system.”  The legislation is seen as part of a growing backlash against a longstanding public health measure, with Gov. Ron DeSantis reportedly labeling fluoridation a �