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Florida Surgeon General calls for end to fluoride in water

Headline from FOX 35 Orlando

Conflicting with advice from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Dental Association, Florida Department of Health Secretary Joseph Ladapo on Friday recommended against community water fluoridation.

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  1. Newsweek

    Florida issues new guidance on fluoride in drinking water (opens Newsweek)

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    Florida's State Surgeon General issued a recommendation against community water fluoridation

  2. Tampa Bay Times

    Florida Surgeon General opposes fluoride in water as he is eyed for Trump admin (opens Tampa Bay Times)

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    Joseph Ladapo issued guidance Friday recommending against putting fluoride in drinking water.

  3. Washington Examiner

    Florida surgeon general calls fluoride in water ‘public health malpractice’ (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo advised local governments to remove fluoride from drinking water due to negative neurodevelopmental effects on children during pregnancy.

  4. FOX 35 Orlando

    Florida Surgeon General calls for end to fluoride in water (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    Conflicting with advice from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Dental Association, Florida Department of Health Secretary Joseph Ladapo on Friday recommended against community water fluoridation.

  5. The Hill

    Top Florida health official advises against fluoride in drinking water (opens The Hill)

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    Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo on Friday announced a recommendation against community water fluoridation. The recommendation comes as a Florida city voted last week to remove fluoride from its drinking water, with one city commissioner citing Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

  6. NBC 6 South Florida

    Florida Department of Health Secretary calls for end to fluoride in water (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    Florida Department of Health Secretary Joseph Ladapo on Friday recommended against community water fluoridation.

  7. NPR

    Florida health official advises communities to stop adding fluoride to drinking water (opens NPR)

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    Florida's surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, cited developmental concerns from higher levels of fluoride than are found in most U.S. water supplies.

  8. NBC News

    Florida's surgeon general advises against adding fluoride to drinking water (opens NBC News)

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    On Friday, Florida’s Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced that communities in the state shouldn’t add fluoride to drinking water because of what he called the “neuropsychiatric risk associated with fluoride exposure.”

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