Utah May Be 1st State to Ban Fluoride

Utah Moves to Ban Fluoride in Public Water
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Utah may become the first state in the U.S. to ban fluoride in public water statewide, a move that would override local decisions on whether to add the cavity-fighting mineral to drinking water.
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 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 mine
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 is one step away from becoming 1st state to ban fluoride in water
The Utah governor’s signature is all that stands between a state ban on water fluoridation after House Bill 81 cleared its final hurdle in the legislature on Friday.
Utah lawmakers vote to say farewell to fluoridated drinking water
A controversial bill to prohibit the introduction of fluoride into public drinking water systems in Utah passed the Senate Friday and is destined to become a new law if Gov. Spencer Cox signs it.
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.
Utah Legislature approves ban on cities adding fluoride in public water
The Utah Legislature has approved a bill that bans adding fluoride to public water systems. The Utah Senate on Friday voted 18-8 to give final legislative approval to HB81, sponsored by Rep. Stephanie Gricius,
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.
Lively debate erupts over fluoride in drinking water systems
A Senate committee Thursday moved to advance a controversial fluoride bill after hearing from supporters and opponents and from those who assert systemwide injection of fluoride into drinking water violates bodily autonomy and self-will.
Utah poised to become first state to ban flouride in public water systems
Major medical groups including the American Dental Association and CDC continue to support fluoridation.
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Fluoridated bill passes Senate but concerns still linger
The bill to remove fluoride from drinking water passed the House and the Senate and will now be considered by Gov. Cox.
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