Arkansas Moves To Scrap Fluoride. Published Jan 29, 2025 at 10:22 AM EST. By . Jordan King is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her current focus is on religion, health, food safety and ...

A bill that would repeal a state mandate to include fluoride in water systems across Arkansas is on Wednesday’s agenda in the Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare and Labor.

Arkansas Republicans have filed bills that could lead to fluoride being removed from drinking water in the state.. The two bills were filed on Wednesday in the state legislature in Little Rock ...

Arkansas lawmakers put forward proposed legislation on Wednesday which could end mandatory fluoride treatment of municipal drinking water in the state. In the early 20 th century, it was discovered ...

The bill that would remove fluoride from Arkansas water failed to pass. However, lawmakers say that this won't be their last attempt. To stream THV11 on your phone, you need the THV11 app.

Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral that is often credited with preventing tooth decay, and it is currently at the center of a heated debate in Arkansas. Republican State Sen. Clint Penzo ...

Dentists are proving no match for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the battle over fluoride. Utah and Florida have this year banned the cavity-fighting mineral from drinking water and several other Republican ...

SPRINGDALE — Most Arkansas drinking water systems will likely reduce the amount of fluoride they add to water if they follow new proposals from two federal agencies. — Most Arkansas drinking water ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – An effort to remove the mandate for water fluoridation failed in the Arkansas legislature committee on Wednesday. Senate Bill 2 aimed to remove the mandate to use fluoride in ...

While fluoride is known to prevent cavities, lawmakers say there is concern about health risks associated with fluoride in drinking water that raises questions about the tradeoffs. "Very ...

Fluoride is naturally occurring in "almost all water," but the CDC said that's usually too low of a level to help prevent tooth decay. The recommended about of fluoride in drinking water is 0.7 ...

Arkansas’s Department of Health has fined the Ozark Mountain Regional Public Water Authority, which has 5,000 customers, more than $100,000 for refusing to add fluoride to its water system.