Florida became the second state in the country after Utah to ban local governments from adding fluoride to their public water systems.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the bill at Simpson Lakes in Dade City – about 38 miles northeast of Tampa – on Thursday. The law is set to go into effect on July 1.

“We certainly now, in our society in 2025, we have the ability to deliver fluoride through toothpaste and all these other things,” DeSantis said at an event for the signing of the bill. “You don’t gotta force it and take away people’s choices. But the whole crux of the issue is you should be able to make decisions on the basis of informed consent.”

“Forcing this in the water supply is trying to take that away from people who may want to make a different decision rather than to have this in water,” DeSantis added.

    • Jesus
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      73 days ago

      Is that “hey” as in “Hey, I think this legislation is stupid, but yes, I never drink water and bathing my teeth in high pH drinks all day long”

      • Bone
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        23 days ago

        My teef are fine. I don’t know what you’re talking about.

    • wildncrazyguy138
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      33 days ago

      Don’t listen to these fools, your body is a temple. 🙏

      This moment of enlightenment brought to you by Mountain Dew Buddha Blast … like a holy hand grenade to your pancreas ™

      • madjo
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        23 days ago

        It’s got electrolytes. It’s what plants crave