3 days ago · On Wednesday, Hillsborough County will be the latest local government in Florida to discuss whether to remove fluoride from drinking water. Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo recommended removal of fluoride in November 2024. Several cities and counties across the state have already voted to ...

2 days ago · HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A decades-old debate over fluoride in drinking water has resurfaced in Hillsborough County. Commissioners voted on whether to remove fluoride from the public ...

3 days ago · Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral that dissolves in water, just like iron or calcium — but the question is, is any amount in our water actually safe? Hillsborough County is now talking ...

3 days ago · TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Commissioners in Hillsborough County are set to discuss ending the practice of adding fluoride to tap water, on Wednesday. For decades, the ion has been added to drinking ...

3 days ago · The recent string of Florida cities and counties removing fluoride from their drinking water got interrupted Wednesday when a proposal to do the same in Hillsborough County died. County commissioners deadlocked in a 3-3 tie (the seventh member of the board, Democrat Gwen Myers, was not present for the vote). Cities such as Melbourne, Port St. Lucie, Stuart, […]

2 days ago · "You can get fluoride tablets from the dentist. Baby foods are another food that has fluoride in it." The commission's decision only affects customers of Lee County Utilities, one of several providers in the county. In Hillsborough, a motion to end the practice died by a 3-3 tie vote by the county commissioner on Wednesday.

2 days ago · A recent study by the National Institutes of Health determined there is a link between higher levels of fluoride exposure and lower IQ in kids. It cited studies involving fluoride levels at about twice the recommended limit for drinking water, not the 0.7 milligrams of fluoride per liter of water, which Hillsborough currently adds.

2 days ago · Hillsborough Commissioners defeated a move to remove fluoride from the county's taps. Moves to remove fluoride from public water supplies will also soon be on tap in Clearwater and Manatee County. The motion to remove fluoride from public drinking water came from Commissioner Joshua Wostal. He cited ...

3 days ago · That was the case for Hillsborough County Commissioner Joshua Wostal, who said in September he would motion to remove fluoride from the county’s water.

Jan 31, 2025 · Hillsborough's Board of County Commissioners will decide on Wednesday whether to remove fluoride from its drinking water, Axios has learned. Why it matters: If approved, Hillsborough would be the most populous county in Florida to end the practice — and the latest in a growing number of municipalities across the state that have done so. Catch up quick: Commissioner Joshua Wostal (R ...