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House approves 'Safe Drinking Water Disclosure Act' requiring certification and batch analysis for fluoridation additives
Summary
House Bill 72 requires manufacturers, suppliers or repackers of fluoridation additives to provide ANSI/NSF Standard 60 certification and batch chemical analyses to county health departments and the Division of Drinking Water; sponsor said the bill is aimed at transparency and product safety, not the fluoridation debate itself.
The Utah House passed House Bill 72 on Feb. 5, directing companies that manufacture, supply or repackage water-treatment additives used in fluoridation to provide copies of ANSI/NSF Standard 60 certification and batch-specific chemical analyses to county health departments and the state Division of Drinking Water.
Sponsor Representative Barris opened floor debate by saying, "this is not a fluoride bill," and explained the measure is focused on…
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