Efforts by activists in Alaska to get the Anchorage Assembly to address the issue of water fluoridation have succeeded -- but only to a point, according to an article in the Anchorage Daily News.
The assembly still supports fluoridation but is recommending a public advisory vote for those seeking to end fluoridation.
Alaska has not been left out of the U.S. fluoride debate. Juneau ceased fluoridation in 2006, and two other city councils acted similarly in 2011. The Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility is required by a 1990 city law to fluoridate drinking water.
Activists are seeking "due diligence" in the fluoride issue and the science behind it. Meanwhile, the issue has been taken up by the assembly's public safety committee. The committee is examining both the scientific and legal perspectives on fluoridation and the handling of the issue by other municipalities.
