Utah teeing up to ban fluoride from drinking water
Utah is on track to become the first state to ban fluoride from its water supply.
A bill that takes away local government’s choice to add fluoride passed the state legislature and now awaits Republican Gov. Spencer Cox’s signature.
The historic legislation comes after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in November that the Trump administration would cease fluoridating the water supply.
“On January 20, the Trump White House will advise all U.S. water systems to remove fluoride from public water,” Kennedy posted on X last November. “Fluoride is an industrial waste associated with arthritis, bone fractures, bone cancer, IQ loss, neurodevelopmental disorders, and thyroid disease.”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pushes back on Kennedy’s claims, saying that adding fluoride to drinking water is “a cornerstone strategy for prevention of cavities.”