Tallahassee Won't be Striking Fluoride in Water, Despite Ladapo Request

Tallahassee Won't be Striking Fluoride in Water, Despite Ladapo Request

Liv Caputo
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December 3, 2024
Despite pressures from the state Surgeon General and the future Health and Human Services Secretary, Florida's capital city has no plan to follow the lead of central Florida cities and remove fluoride from its tap water. At least, that's what Tallahassee city spokesperson Alison Faris told The Floridian soon after state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo implored communities […]
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With Florida Opposing Fluoridated Water, Why is There a Fluoride Controversy?

With Florida Opposing Fluoridated Water, Why is There a Fluoride Controversy?

Liv Caputo
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November 25, 2024
With Florida signaling its desire to fall in line with future health and human services secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s opposition to fluoridated water, why is there a controversy? About 77% of the United States adds fluoride to its water—though its regulation falls to local governments—and over 70% of Florida residents receive fluoridated water to […]
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