The Palm Bay (Fla.) City Council unanimously voted to keep fluoride out of the city's water supply, according to a Jan. 2 report from WESH 2.
The city has not added fluoride to its water since 2017, when its fluoride system failed. The city's water has low levels of naturally occurring fluoride.
All of the Palm Bay residents in attendance at the meeting agreed with the decision to keep fluoride out of the water supply, the report said.
Port St. Lucie, Fla., recently stopped adding fluoride to its water, while the Tavares (Fla.) City Council also voted to remove fluoride from the city's water supply in December.
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, MD, PhD, previously recommended against community water fluoridation due to the potential neuropsychiatric risk associated with fluoride exposure.
Water fluoridation has been debated after a federal judge ruled that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency must address the impact that fluoride has in drinking water following a report from the National Toxicology Program. The report stated that drinking water with more than double the recommended limit has been associated with lower IQ levels in children.