Sweet Home, Oregon, joins a growing number of states and cities in voting to end the practice that major dental organizations ...

School times, fluoride, chemtrails: 8 new Florida laws people are talking about C. A. Bridges USA TODAY NETWORK - Florida ...

“The Florida Department of Health now recommends against community water fluoridation, and in spring 2025, the Florida Legislature passed Senate Bill 700 (SB700), which bans the addition of ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law that will ultimately ban fluoride from the state's water system, going into effect on July 1. (Photo illustration by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) ...

A wide-ranging Florida bill (SB 700) bans the longstanding practice of local governments adding fluoride to water supplies.

In recent years, 22 Central Florida providers have been adding at least 0.7 or more parts per million of fluoride to water supplies, as recommended by the U.S. Public Health Service.

What it means for you: Florida changed school start times as of July 1, 2026, to no earlier than 8 a.m. for middle schools and no earlier than 8:30 a.m. for high schools.

A tribute to the tooth-friendly fluoride, banned in public water systems on July 1, after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Florida Farm Bill.