Utah is the first state in the union to ban fluoride in public drinking water, with the new law going into effect on May 7.
Republican Gov. Spencer Cox signed the legislation into law on May 1, banning the addition of fluoride into the water systems. The text of the bill, which was passed by the Utah State Legislature earlier this year, states that no person or government entity can introduce fluoride into the water systems.
The governor didn’t offer a lengthy public statement on the ban, but said in an on-camera interview in March, “It’s not a bill I care that much about, but it’s a bill I will sign.”…