Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill this week making the state the first in the nation to ban fluoride in public drinking water.
Under the bill, a person “may not add fluoride to water in, or water that will be introduced into a public water system” and a “political subdivision may not enact or enforce an ordinance that requires or permits the addition of fluoride to water in, or water that will be introduced into, a public water.”
The law is set to go into effect on May 7.
In this Oct. 19, 2023, file photo, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks at the PBS Utah Governor’s Monthly News Conference at the Eccles Broadcast Center in Salt Lake City.
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High-quality studies show fluoride prevents cavities and repairs damage to teeth caused by bacteria in the mouth. Fluoride also replaces minerals lost from teeth due to acid breakdown, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
However, influential skeptics such as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have long raised doubts about the benefits of fluoride.
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