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Hi everybody. Cheryl Ackison here. Welcome to another edition of full measure after hours. Today,

there's a growing movement to remove fluoride from public drinking water. It's gaining steam

fueled by modern research and safety concerns. I'll be speaking with Surgeon General Dr. Joseph

Lodipo of Florida, which is now banned water fluoridation.

Water fluoridation dates back to the 1940s, and I learned a lot researching this story,

actually first reporting on fluoride a couple of years ago.

The chemicals used are potent toxins that, believe it or not, come from from industry waste like aluminum and phosphate fertilizer

plants. Factories wants to release the waste into the air and water, but when health concerns

put that to a halt, the industry began selling the toxic waste as fluoride components to add to

public water to figure out how to dispose of the toxins,

but also make money at it. There's a long history linking fluoride to health problems. Dismissed as a

conspiracy theory for decades by propagandists, which was picked up uncritically by many in the media.

Well, things have flipped a little bit.

The overwhelming scientific data over the years has become impossible to ignore.

Adding to the fire, a judge's order for the EPA to address added fluoride as a toxic substance for the first time and mitigate what the court has

found is an unreasonable risk to children's IQ. In January, Melbourne, Florida became among the first

cities in Florida to stop fluoridating its water supply. I visit that city as part of my report on the

controversies Sunday on full measure November 16th.

Not long after Melbourne made its move, the whole state of Florida banned water fluoridation.

In today's podcast, I speak with Florida Surgeon General, Dr. Joseph Latipo.

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