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          Home > Releases > Mayor Daniella Levine Cava reacts to Florida Legislature voting to ban fluoride in tap water statewide
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          La alcaldesa Daniella Levine Cava reacciona al voto de la Legislatura de la Florida para prohibir el fluoruro en el agua a nivel estatal

          Press Release elected /global/government/mayor/home.page 2025-04-29 2025-04-30T04:50:00.000Z 12 50 pm Jennie Lopez [email protected] Mayor Daniella Levine Cava reacts to Florida Legislature voting to ban fluoride in tap water statewide Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has released the following statement in reaction to the Florida House of Representatives approving the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Package (SB 700) which bans fluoride from tap water in Florida. The Florida Senate previously approved SB 700. <p><span data-contrast="auto">Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has released the following statement in reaction to the Florida House of Representatives approving the </span><span data-contrast="none">Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Package (</span><span data-contrast="auto">SB 700) which bans fluoride from tap water in Florida. The Florida Senate previously approved SB 700.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">&ldquo;I am deeply disappointed by the Florida Legislature&rsquo;s decision to pursue a statewide ban on water fluoridation, a decision</span><span data-contrast="none"> that disregards the overwhelming consensus of dentists, doctors, and medical experts and will end a practice that has been in place for decades to protect our health.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">&ldquo;</span><span data-contrast="none">Fluoridation is a proven, safe, cost-effective way to prevent tooth decay and protect oral health for children and adults, particularly for families with limited access to dental care. No studies have shown that fluoridation at low levels is unsafe for our communities, including babies and pregnant women &ndash; in fact, it is vitally important for the health of developing teeth in infants and children. Ending fluoridation will have long-lasting health consequences, especially for our most vulnerable families.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">&ldquo;A decision like this &ndash; which impacts the health and wellbeing of all Florida families &ndash; should be left to local communities to determine what is best for their residents. In Miami-Dade we know that our community trusts dentists, not politicians, on whether or not we should fluoridate, and that&rsquo;s why I continue to believe that listening to medical experts is the best way to safeguard our health.&rdquo;</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> no 2025 00 a.m. 00 a.m. Office of the Mayor 1 rel1745945234248300 Office of the Mayor Stephen P. Clark Center 111 NW 1st Street Miami 33128 La alcaldesa Daniella Levine Cava reacciona al voto de la Legislatura de la Florida para prohibir el fluoruro en el agua a nivel estatal Hoy, la alcaldesa del condado de Miami-Dade, Daniella Levine Cava, emitió la siguiente declaración en reacción al voto de la Cámara de Representantes de la Florida por la ley SB 700 que prohíbe el uso de fluoruro en el agua. El Senado de la Florida aprobó previamente la ley SB 700. <p><span data-contrast="auto">Hoy, la alcaldesa del condado de Miami-Dade, Daniella Levine Cava, emiti&oacute; la siguiente declaraci&oacute;n en reacci&oacute;n al voto de la C&aacute;mara de Representantes de la Florida por la ley SB 700 que proh&iacute;be el uso de fluoruro en el agua. El Senado de la Florida aprob&oacute; previamente la ley SB 700.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">&ldquo;</span><span data-contrast="auto">Estoy profundamente decepcionada por la decisi&oacute;n de la Legislatura de Florida de impulsar una prohibici&oacute;n estatal de la fluoraci&oacute;n del agua, una decisi&oacute;n que ignora el consenso abrumador de dentistas, m&eacute;dicos y expertos en salud, y que pondr&aacute; fin a una pr&aacute;ctica que se ha mantenido durante d&eacute;cadas para proteger nuestra salud. </span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">&ldquo;La fluoraci&oacute;n es una forma comprobada, segura y eficiente de prevenir las caries y proteger la salud bucal tanto de ni&ntilde;os como de adultos, especialmente para las familias con acceso limitado al cuidado dental. No existen estudios que demuestren que la fluoraci&oacute;n a niveles bajos sea perjudicial para nuestras comunidades, incluidos los beb&eacute;s y las mujeres embarazadas; de hecho, es sumamente importante para la salud dental en desarrollo de los ni&ntilde;os y los infantes. El fin de la fluoraci&oacute;n tendr&aacute; consecuencias duraderas para la salud, especialmente para nuestras familias m&aacute;s vulnerables. </span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">&ldquo;Una decisi&oacute;n como esta &mdash;que impacta la salud y el bienestar de todas las familias de Florida&mdash; deber&iacute;a ser tomada por las comunidades locales, que conocen mejor lo que necesitan sus residentes. En Miami-Dade sabemos que nuestra comunidad conf&iacute;a en los dentistas, no en los pol&iacute;ticos, para decidir si debemos o no fluorurar el agua, y por eso sigo creyendo que escuchar a los expertos m&eacute;dicos es la mejor manera de proteger nuestra salud&rdquo;.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p> Majistra Daniella Levine Cava reyaji sou vòt Lejislati Florid la pou entèdi fliyò nan dlo tiyo nan tout eta a Majistra Konte Miami-Dade Daniella Levine Cava te pibliye deklarasyon sa a an reyaksyon ak Chanm Reprezantan Florid la ki apwouve Pake Depatman Agrikilti ak Sèvis Konsomatè Florid (SB 700) ki entèdi fliyò nan dlo tiyo nan Florid. Sena Florid te deja apwouve SB 700. <p><span data-contrast="none">Majistra Konte Miami-Dade Daniella Levine Cava te pibliye deklarasyon sa a an reyaksyon ak Chanm Reprezantan Florid la ki apwouve Pake Depatman Agrikilti ak S&egrave;vis Konsomat&egrave; Florid (SB 700) ki ent&egrave;di fliy&ograve; nan dlo tiyo nan Florid. Sena Florid te deja apwouve SB 700.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">&ldquo;Mwen vr&egrave;man desi pout&egrave;t desizyon Lejislati Florid la pou ent&egrave;di fliyorasyon dlo nan tout eta a, yon desizyon ki pa pran an konsiderasyon gwo konsansis dantis, dokt&egrave; ak eksp&egrave; medikal yo epi ki pral mete fen nan yon pratik ki te an plas pandan plizy&egrave; diz&egrave;n ane pou pwoteje sante nou.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Fliyorasyon se yon fason pwouve, san danje, epi ki pa koute ch&egrave; pou anpeche pouri dan epi pwoteje sante oral timoun ak granmoun, sitou pou fanmi ki gen aks&egrave; limite a swen dant&egrave;. Pa gen okenn etid ki montre ke fliyorasyon nan nivo ki ba pa an sekirite pou kominote nou yo, tankou tibebe ak fanm ansent - an reyalite, li tr&egrave; enp&ograve;tan pou sante dan k ap devlope nan tibebe ak timoun. Mete fen nan fliyorasyon an pral gen konsekans sante ki dire lontan, sitou pou fanmi ki pi vilnerab nou yo.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Yon desizyon konsa - ki gen enpak sou sante ak byenn&egrave;t tout fanmi Florid yo - ta dwe kite kominote lokal yo pou det&egrave;mine sa ki pi bon pou rezidan yo. Nan Miami-Dade nou konnen kominote nou an f&egrave; dantis konfyans, pa politisyen, pou deside si nou ta dwe pran fliy&ograve; oswa non, e se pout&egrave;t sa mwen kontinye kw&egrave; ke koute eksp&egrave; medikal yo se pi bon fason pou pwoteje sante nou.&rdquo;</span></p> local county miami-dade elected elected Office of the Mayor Contact Us /global/government/mayor/contact.page /global/publicrecords/search.page Daniella Levine Cava was elected Miami-Dade County's first-ever woman Mayor in November 2020. <p>Daniella Levine Cava was elected Miami-Dade County&rsquo;s first-ever woman Mayor in November 2020. She enters the Mayor's office following a nearly 40-year career as a relentless advocate for South Florida families in public service and elected leadership.<br /><br />As Miami-Dade County&rsquo;s Mayor, she oversees a metropolitan government with more than 31,000 employees serving nearly 3 million residents, managing an annual budget of approximately $12 billion.<br /><br />A social worker, lawyer, and community activist, she was first elected in 2014, and re-elected in August 2018, to serve as the Miami-Dade County Commissioner representing District 8.</p> <ul> <li><a href="/global/government/biographies/mayor.page">Read Full Biography</a></li> </ul> /resources/images/banners/mayor-banner-2024.jpg other Mayor Daniella Levine Cava /resources/images/mayor/2024-mayor-cava-headshot.jpg /resources/images/1200x675/mayor-cava-portrait.jpg Daniella Levine Cava /global/government/biographies/mayor.page Stephen P. Clark Center - 111 NW 1st Street [loc1454454181420459] : Miami ^ 33128 loc1454454181420459 29th Floor 305-375-5071 [email protected] /global/government/mayor/home.page twitter facebook instagram mayors-office org1516809332626765 loc1454454181420459 Stephen P. Clark Center 111 NW 1st Street 29th Floor Miami 33128 305-375-5071 [email protected] /global/government/mayor/home.page twitter,facebook,instagram http://twitter.com/MayorDaniella,https://www.facebook.com/MayorDaniella,https://www.instagram.com/mayordlc/ Mayor
          MIAMI-DADE ( April 29, 2025 )–

          Hoy, la alcaldesa del condado de Miami-Dade, Daniella Levine Cava, emitió la siguiente declaración en reacción al voto de la Cámara de Representantes de la Florida por la ley SB 700 que prohíbe el uso de fluoruro en el agua. El Senado de la Florida aprobó previamente la ley SB 700. 

          “Estoy profundamente decepcionada por la decisión de la Legislatura de Florida de impulsar una prohibición estatal de la fluoración del agua, una decisión que ignora el consenso abrumador de dentistas, médicos y expertos en salud, y que pondrá fin a una práctica que se ha mantenido durante décadas para proteger nuestra salud.  

          “La fluoración es una forma comprobada, segura y eficiente de prevenir las caries y proteger la salud bucal tanto de niños como de adultos, especialmente para las familias con acceso limitado al cuidado dental. No existen estudios que demuestren que la fluoración a niveles bajos sea perjudicial para nuestras comunidades, incluidos los bebés y las mujeres embarazadas; de hecho, es sumamente importante para la salud dental en desarrollo de los niños y los infantes. El fin de la fluoración tendrá consecuencias duraderas para la salud, especialmente para nuestras familias más vulnerables.  

          “Una decisión como esta —que impacta la salud y el bienestar de todas las familias de Florida— debería ser tomada por las comunidades locales, que conocen mejor lo que necesitan sus residentes. En Miami-Dade sabemos que nuestra comunidad confía en los dentistas, no en los políticos, para decidir si debemos o no fluorurar el agua, y por eso sigo creyendo que escuchar a los expertos médicos es la mejor manera de proteger nuestra salud”. 

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