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Fluoride Change Doesn’t Affect County

For the first time in more than 50 years the federal government is reducing the fluoride level in public water -- but it won't matter in Kootenai County. While 75 percent of the public water systems in the United States add fluoride to their drinking water, the systems serving Kootenai County residents do not. In 1962, the federal government recommended adding fluoride to the water after discovering that in some areas of the country - where fluoride is naturally occurring in the water - oral health was significantly better, according to a release from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Since then, however, fluoride has been added to more and more products such as toothpaste and mouthwash. HHS said this is causing an increase in fluorosis in some parts of the country/Coeur d'Alene Press. More here.'

Question: Did you know that the water systems serving Kootenai County don't have fluoride added to them?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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