Drinking Fluoride to prevent cavities is analogous to drinking sunblock to prevent a sunburn. Fluorides best use is as a topical agent such as rinses or toothpaste. Most Fluoride added to public drinking water systems today is a byproduct of the fertilizer manufacturing industry… look up (Hydrofluorosilicic acid). It is quite costly to manage/dispose of that process’s wastewater.

Remember the old adage from the 60’s… “Dilution is the solution to pollution”

The European Commission has reviewed the practice and found no advantage to water fluoridation compared to topical use of fluoride. Most European countries have experienced substantial declines in cavities without the use of water fluoridation. For instance, Finland and Germany saw stable or declining tooth decay rates even after discontinuing water fluoridation.

A federal court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must take action regarding the fluoridation of drinking water due to potential health risks. The ruling, issued on September 26, 2024, by U.S. District Court Judge Edward Chen, did not ban fluoride but ordered the EPA to engage with a regulatory response. The plaintiffs, including Food & Water Watch and the Fluoride Action Network, argued that fluoride poses an unreasonable risk of harm, particularly to pregnant women and children.

The court’s decision was based on mounting scientific evidence suggesting that fluoride at high levels may have harmful neurotoxic effects, especially on developing brains.

This is a typical MSM bad article and fails to note the real reasons behind the legislation. And to all you Capital District Leftists, shouldn’t we mirror what your wonderful socialist European countries do already?

“The bill came amid debates in cities and counties across the state about ending the decades-old practice of adding fluoride to public water supplies to improve dental health. Rep. Danny Alvarez, a Hillsborough County Republican who helped sponsor the bill in the House, said government agencies should not decide whether to put drugs and chemicals in people’s bodies.”

Why bother filtering water at all? Why add chlorine to our water supply, I mean, that’s a chemical too, right? What has convinced Danny Alvarez that chlorine is OK, but fluoride isn’t? Maybe cause he thinks it is a drug for fish that the conservatives all wanted to take for COVID?

This is like one step from watering our crops with Brawndo because plants crave electrolytes. We are in the dumbest possible timeline and some of us are cheering about it.

People are responsible for their own teeth. I’m not interested in paying tax money to make sure you get fluoride in your cup of coffee every morning. It’s not my problem to solve with my money.