Florida Banned Fluoride. This City Did, Too -- Then Tooth Decay Skyrocketed in Children

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1. Texas attorney general targets toothpaste companies amid increased scrutiny of fluoride

I guess that was too much for Ken Paxton to resist.

From CNN

The public health practice of adding fluoride to drinking water is facing heavy scrutiny from the Trump administration, and toothpaste companies are being pulled into the fray now, too.

The Texas attorney general announced Thursday that he has launched an investigation into two major toothpaste manufacturers – the Colgate-Palmolive Co. and Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Co., which makes Crest – for “illegally marketing” their products “to parents and children in ways that are misleading, deceptive, and dangerous.”

State Attorney General Ken Paxton says that toothpaste manufacturers “flavor their products and deceptively market them in ways that encourage kids to ingest fluoride toothpaste and mislead their parents to use far more than the safe and recommended amount of fluoride toothpaste.”

“As this investigation continues, I will take aggressive action against any corporation that puts our children’s health at risk,” Paxton said in a statement. Paxton announced last month that he’s running for a US Senate seat in 2026, challenging longstanding incumbent John Cornyn and forging a rift in the Republican Party ahead of the primary election.

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