Florida on Thursday became the second U.S. state to prohibit fluoride, a mineral used for decades to protect teeth from decay, in its water systems. The move is part of a broader push by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

Florida became the second state in the country after Utah to ban local governments from adding fluoride to their public water systems.

Florida has banned fluoride from its water supply. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed (SB 700) into law Thursday making Florida the second state (after Utah) in the country to ban municipalities from fluoridating their water supplies.