A bill to ban the use of the mineral in public water passed the Florida House 88-27. It now awaits Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signature.

Lawmakers in Florida gave final passage to a bill to ban fluoride in public water systems Tuesday, with the state House voting 88-27.

SB 700, also known as the Florida Farm Bill, doesn’t mention the word “fluoride,” but it would effectively ban the chemical compound by preventing “the use of certain additives in a water system.” The bill awaits Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signature.

If DeSantis, a Republican, signs the bill, Florida will become the second state to ban fluoride from water supplies.

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    Does your tap have a UV light in it, or do you think there’s no possibility of bacterial growth between the water processing plant and your house?

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      Stop being so negative. They’ve clearly given this a lot of thought. At least two to three seconds.

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        You actually fell for that? UV takes hours to kill any amount of microbes in numbers that could make you sick. That thing is doing nothing but costing you money.

        Try this, get yourself a cheap microscope and run some pond water through that gizmo and see what you get out of a drop at the other end.