TAVARES, Fla. — The city of Tavares voted Wednesday night to remove fluoride from the city's water. It's something Florida's surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, has issued guidance on in recent ...

TAVARES, Fla. - The fight over fluoride is now focused on water in Central Florida. The city of Tavares will discuss removing the chemical at Wednesday's city council meeting.

TAVARES, Fla. — The Tavares City Council heard from both sides of the debate over whether to keep fluoride in the city's drinking water during a meeting on Wednesday.

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — Tavares city leaders voted to table a discussion on whether to continue adding fluoride to the drinking water on Wednesday. Council members said they want more time to review ...

Tavares city council members will discuss removing fluoride from the city’s drinking water during their meeting Wednesday night as the health benefits of the mineral face political controversy.

TAVARES, Fla. — City officials in Tavares voted on Wednesday after a proposal to remove fluoride from the city’s water supply. 5:30 p.m. Update ...

Florida surgeon general appears in Tavares, campaigns to remove fluoride from drinking water Council members vote 4-1 to get rid of fluoride. Erik Sandoval, Manager of Content and Coverage .

The City of Tavares said fluoride was previously discussed during a council meeting in November 2020. Removing fluoride from the city’s drinking water will reduce the cost to the City’s ...

The Tavares City Council voted 4-1 to end fluoridation of drinking water, which Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo called a "public health malpractice," Spectrum News reported. Ladapo ...

On Wednesday, Dec. 18, the city of Tavares, Florida – less than an hour northwest of Orlando in Lake County – voted to remove fluoride from the city’s water.

Tavares has fluoridated its water since 1995, joining Umatilla and Eustis as the only Lake cities that do so. Only 15.1% of Lake’s water system customers currently receive fluoride in their ...