USA - Fluoride notification bill fails in House subcommittee

NASHVILLE — In its final meeting, the House Agriculture Subcommittee killed bills to put new restrictions on fluoride in drinking water and to require labeling of food from genetically modified plans.

The fluoride bill would impose new requirements on water systems for reporting the amount of fluoride they add to water to officials — or that naturally occurs — and providing notice to consumers. The bill specifies that the notice include a warning that "the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that children aged birth through eight (8) years are at risk of developing dental fluorosis by consuming fluoride during the time when teeth are forming under their gums."

Rep. Susan Lynn, R-Old Hickory, sponsor of HB949, said it would simply mean "informed consent" for consumers and "all we're asking for is disclosure."