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Lakeland votes to stop adding fluoride to water
FOX 13’s Carla Bayron reports on the City of Lakeland's voting to remove fluoride from public water systems on Monday. While critics say that removing fluoride from water will have detrimental health impacts on the community,
Lakeland commissioners unanimously vote to stop adding fluoride to city water
After Monday's vote, the only communities in Polk County that still fluoridate their drinking water are Bartow, Haines City and Auburndale, according to previous Ledger reporting. Polk County has never added fluoride. Lake Alfred stopped the practice in a unanimous city commission vote on Dec. 2.
City of Lakeland votes to remove fluoride from drinking water
The City of Lakeland has joined the growing list of local governments in Florida voting to remove fluoride from drinking water after commissioners signed off on the move Monday.
Lakeland leaders vote to stop fluoridating water| What to know
Lakeland is just one of several other cities, such as Winter Haven, to vote to remove fluoride from its water. Bartow, Manatee County and other local governments across the region are also considering it.
Lakeland City Commission votes to remove fluoride from drinking water
LAKELAND, Fla. — The City of Lakeland unanimously voted Monday to remove fluoride from drinking water, effective immediately. The city said the fluoride that is in the water supply will run through the system, but the pumps that add it will be turned off.
Lakeland votes to end fluoridation
City officials said the fluoridation was turned off minutes after the unanimous decision. DOGE cost-cutter-in-chief Elon Musk likened the U.S. retirement system to a pyramid scheme during a podcast with Joe Rogan.
Lakeland removes fluoride from drinking water
Lakeland is the latest Florida city to remove fluoride from its drinking water. The Lakeland City Commission made the unanimous decision after hearing a mass amount of public input from the community.
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Lakeland delays discussing fluoride in city's water until after Bartow workshop. A look at the issues
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Fluoridation forum in Bartow draws Lakeland commissioners' interest
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Florida’s fluoride critics decry its health risks. But not fluoridating water also is dangerous, an exclusive analysis shows.
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Faulty equipment causes many Florida utilities to stop adding fluoride to water supply
Data from the CDC shows 31 utilities in Florida had annual average fluoride levels that were approximately half the CDC’s ...