Proposals in the 2025 Florida Farm Bill include prohibition on fluoride in drinking water and use of the word "milk" to ...

Manatee County commissioners voted have an ordinance drafted to end a requirement that its water supply be treated with fluoride.

A Manatee County official is calling for the removal of fluoride from the county’s drinking water following a renewed national debate about whether it poses health risks. In a controversial ...

Data from the CDC shows 31 utilities in Florida had annual average fluoride levels that were approximately half the CDC’s ...

The measure, introduced in the state House, includes numerous issues related to the state Department of Agriculture. Many ...

leaders in Winter Haven voted to stop adding fluoride to the city’s water. Manatee County and the City of Lakeland have also considered the concern. Commissioners are considering the issue in ...

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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 ...

Bartow is becoming the latest community in Florida to debate whether to remove fluoride from its water systems. BARTOW, Fla. - Bartow is considering whether to remove fluoride from its water.

Healthy or hazardous? Manatee County moves to eliminate fluoride in drinking water supply "There are many challenges in the agriculture community, mostly affecting our small farmers," Simpson said.

Some Manatee County commissioners are calling local developers to the table with threat of a building moratorium to find solutions to infrastructure.