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Senate debate focuses on fluoride product labeling, sponsors say the bill does not target municipal fluoridation

Utah Senate · March 6, 2013
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Summary

Senators debated House Bill 72, the Safe Drinking Water Disclosure Act, which requires fluoride product bags to list constituents; proponents said it is a labeling measure, while some senators warned it could be used to challenge fluoridation systems.

House Bill 72, presented on the floor as the Safe Drinking Water Disclosure Act, drew focused discussion on whether the measure aimed at product labeling or at broader water fluoridation policy.

Sponsor summary: Senator Stevenson told the Senate the bill "does nothing more than stipulate that the label on the fluoride has to be what's in the bag," explaining the proposal grew out of a request from the Davis County Health Department and the…

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