Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo calls for end to fluoride in water
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. Harris lost to Trump. She may have one ...
Surgeon General advocates for fluoride-free Florida water
Florida's Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced Friday he would be recommending against water fluoridation citing "neuropsychiatric risk."
Florida Surgeon General opposes fluoride in water as he is eyed for Trump admin
Florida’s Surgeon General on Friday recommended against putting fluoride in the water, guidance that comes amid speculation he is being eyed for a position in President Donald Trump’s administration. Trump has already appointed his top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has been an outspoken opponent of adding fluoride to drinking water.
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo calls fluoridating water 'a public health malpractice'
Calling it a "public health malpractice" Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said the state will urge localities to stop fluoridating drinking water.
Ladapo advises communities to stop adding fluoride to water supplies
Florida's surgeon general calls it "public health malpractice" to fluoridate water, citing research that suggests exposure to high levels could lead to lower IQs in kids. Many experts say more research is needed.
Florida Issues New Guidance on Fluoride in Drinking Water
Self-reported data from 2023 estimate that over 70 percent of Florida residents on community water systems receive fluoridated water, according to Ladapo. The CDC does not mandate community water fluoridation, but it says it is "one of 10 great public health interventions of the 20th century."
Known 'benefit' for fluoride in drinking water 'does not outweigh...known risks,' Florida surgeon general says
Dr. Ladapo claims there are safety concerns related to fluoride exposure, such as reduced IQ in children. VERIFY found that claim misleading.
Florida’s surgeon general recommends communities stop adding fluoride to water
Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo issued guidance Friday recommending that communities throughout the state stop adding fluoride to their water supply, citing “neuropsychiatric
Florida’s top public health official recommends nixing community water fluoridation
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo — echoing viewpoints propagated by Robert F. Kennedy, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to become the nation’s chief health official — recommended against community fluoridation of drinking water Friday.
Florida Surgeon General calls for end to fluoride in water
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.
Florida surgeon general calls for halting fluoride in water, echoing RFK Jr.
The state’s top health official cited controversial studies that suggest the widely hailed public health practice poses a risk to developing brains.
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Florida health official advises communities to stop adding fluoride to drinking water
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo advised local governments across the state on Friday to stop adding fluoride to ...
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Florida’s surgeon general wants to stop water fluoridation. Will more states follow?
Florida’s surgeon general, Joseph Ladapo, on Friday recommended that communities in the state stop fluoridating their ...