Utah To Become 1st State To Ban Fluoride In Drinking Water

Utah close to fully banning fluoride in water, stripping cities’ ability to decide
Utah appears to be the first state ready to put a full ban on fluoride in public water systems under a bill that doesn’t allow cities or communities to decide whether to add the cavity-preventing mineral.
Fluoride will be banned from Utah’s water supplies — but only if Cox signs this bill
Fluoride will be banned from Utah water systems by May 7, if Gov. Spencer Cox signs a bill now headed to his desk. Friday evening, the Utah Senate approved HB81, sponsored by Rep. Stephanie Gricius, R-Eagle Mountain, prohibiting fluoride from being added to water systems, the latest battle in a war that has been waged in Utah for five decades.
Utah could become the first state to ban fluoride in its drinking water
The Republican-controlled statehouse sent the bill to the desk of Gov. Spencer Cox (R) last week after it passed both chambers largely along party lines.
Utah lawmakers vote to say farewell to fluoridated drinking water
Both Davis and Weber counties have previously voted to introduce fluoride into drinking water by a vote of the citizens, as has Brigham City. But Senate Majority Leader Kirk Cullimore, R-Sandy, emphasized the bill allows people to go to a pharmacist to get fluoride supplements for dental care.
Bill potentially banning fluoride in drinking water could impact some Cache County communities
A bill that bans the addition of fluoride to public drinking water has passed Utah’s legislature and waits for Governor Spencer Cox’s signature to become law.
Utah on the verge of being the first state to ban fluoride in public water
Utah is on the verge of becoming the first state to prohibit cities and towns from adding fluoride to their public water supply. The Utah Senate on Friday voted 18-8 to give final approval to HB81, sponsored by state Rep.
Utah Close To Becoming First State To Ban Fluoride In Public Drinking Water
Utah could soon become the first state in the US to ban fluoride from being added to public drinking water, after members of the state legislature approved a bill that would do so. The bill, HB81, was passed by the Utah House of Representatives on February 7 and by the State Senate on February 21.
Bill potentially banning fluoride in drinking water could pass into law
Correction: This story originally stated that Cornish Town adds fluoride to its water. Cornish Mayor Matt Leak has since stated that the information, gathered from the CDC My Water Fluoride
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Utah family criticizes state's potential move to remove fluoridation of public water
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