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Utah’s ban on fluoride in public water is a simple change that raises complicated new health risks, experts say By . Deidre McPhillips. Updated May 7, 2025, 10:26 AM ET.
Utah could soon become the first state to ban the mineral fluoride in public drinking water, according to legislation in the state.. House Bill, 81 introduced by Rep. Stephanie Gricius and Sen ...
Utah is now the first state in the nation to ban adding fluoride to drinking water. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Utah dentist James Bekker about the impact on oral health.
Utah has become the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, despite widespread opposition from dentists and national health organizations. CNN values your feedback 1.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has become the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, pushing past opposition from dentists and national health organizations who warn the move will ...
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 for themselves.
Utah is the first state to ban fluoridation of drinking water. However, some other places that have banned fluoride have seen spikes in dental disease, especially among children.
Utah’s potentially unprecedented move comes at a time of renewed attention to the practice of adding fluoride to drinking water: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the newly appointed Health and Human ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah will become the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, despite widespread opposition from dentists and national health organizations. A Border Patrol ...
Utah’s ban on fluoride in public water is a simple change that raises complicated new health risks, experts say By . Deidre McPhillips. Updated May 7, 2025, 10:26 AM ET.
Utah has banned adding fluoride to its public drinking water systems, becoming the first state in the U.S. to do so, fueled in part by today's MAHA movement.
The sponsor of the Utah legislation, Republican Rep. Stephanie Gricius, acknowledged fluoride has benefits, but said it was an issue of “individual choice” to not have it in the water.