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The Palm Bay City Council voted 5-0 against adding fluoride to the cityβs water supply.
All Palm Bay residents who attended the meeting agreed that they didnβt want fluoride in their water.
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FLORIDA β “Palm Bay City Council unanimously voted not to add fluoride to the city’s water supply. All Palm Bay residents at Thursday’s meeting agreed that they did not want fluoride in their water.” pic.twitter.com/wovmlXjbHN
β Fluoride Action Network (@FluorideAction) January 3, 2025
Per Floridaβs Voice:
The Cityβs North Regional Water Treatment Plant fluoridation system became βinoperableβ and has not been used to add fluoride since 2016; however, a plan to restore fluoridation was halted in 2024, according to the meeting agenda packet.
The legislative memorandum requested direction and approval to modify the cityβs Florida Department of Environmental Protection permit to end fluoridation of the cityβs potable water system.
During the meeting, many members of the public spoke in support of making sure fluoride is not added to the water.
The agenda noted that Floridaβs Surgeon General, Joseph Ladapo announced guidance in November 2024 recommending against community water fluoridation due to the βneuropsychiatric risks associated with fluoride exposure.β
#BREAKING: Palm Bay City Council votes to remove fluoride from tap water, 5-0
β Floridaβs Voice (@FLVoiceNews) January 3, 2025
Activist and public speaker Justin Robert noted that Palm Bay is the largest city in Brevard County.
The LARGEST city in Brevard County, Palm Bay, just voted 5-0 to END WATER FLUORIDATION!π° @FluorideAction @standforhealth1 pic.twitter.com/pAWTvHmYmr
β Justin Robert (@JustinWeRchange) January 3, 2025
Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo advised all cities and counties statewide to stop adding fluoride to drinking water.
Dr. Ladapo spoke at a news conference in Winter Haven, which announced it would not add fluoride to its drinking water by the end of the year.
FLORIDA – βFlorida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo announced new guidelines on Friday, advising that all cities and counties statewide stop adding #fluoride to drinking water.β
BIG WIN! https://t.co/IqEEjfDtG1
β Fluoride Action Network (@FluorideAction) November 22, 2024
βIt is public health malpractice with the information that we have now to continue adding fluoride to water,β Dr. Ladapo said.
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WESH reports:
All Palm Bay residents at Thursday’s meeting agreed that they did not want fluoride in their water.
“I don’t think it is a good idea to mass treat anything. I do think it would be good to pause this and research it more,” said Rachael Holohan, who opposes fluoride in the water.
According to Gabriel Bowden, the city’s utilities director, the city has not injected fluoride into the water since 2016, when the north plant’s fluoride system failed, and in 2017, when the same happened to the south plant system.
There are, however, naturally occurring low levels of fluoride in the water.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommend a fluoride level of 0.7 milligrams per liter in drinking water for optimal oral health benefits.