A Manatee County official is calling for the removal of fluoride from the county’s drinking water following a renewed national debate about whether it poses health risks. In a controversial ...

Manatee County officials will consider putting a stop to the county’s decades-long practice of adding fluoride to drinking water. Since the early 90s, the county has added the mineral to tap ...

Proposals in the 2025 Florida Farm Bill include prohibition on fluoride in drinking water and use of the word "milk" to ...

Manatee County is preparing to join several other Florida communities that have decided to stop adding fluoride to their drinking water supply since Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo issue ...

Data from the CDC shows 31 utilities in Florida had annual average fluoride levels that were approximately half the CDC’s ...

Several city commissioners expressed concerns about research that suggests exposure to higher levels of fluoride can cause ...

Winter Haven recently voted to remove fluoride from its drinking water supply. An effort to remove it in Hillsborough County recently failed. In Manatee County, commissioners have drafted a motion ...

Healthy or hazardous? Manatee County moves to eliminate fluoride in drinking water supply "There are many challenges in the agriculture community, mostly affecting our small farmers," Simpson said.

Data from the CDC shows 31 utilities in Florida had annual average fluoride levels that were approximately half the CDC’s ...