Senate Bill No. 1326 amends existing laws regarding fluoride levels in water supplies and the adoption of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Food Code. The bill mandates that water companies serving 20,000 or more people must maintain an average monthly fluoride content of 0.7 milligrams per liter (mg/L), with a permissible deviation of 0.15 mg/L. This change replaces the previous requirement that tied fluoride levels to the recommendations of the federal Department of Health and Human Services, thus establishing a fixed standard for fluoride content in drinking water.

Additionally, the bill modifies the process by which the Department of Public Health (DPH) adopts the FDA Food Code. It requires the DPH commissioner to adopt any revisions to the FDA Food Code issued by December 31, 2024, and grants the commissioner the discretion to adopt other FDA supplements, rather than mandating their adoption as was previously required. These changes aim to streamline food safety regulations while ensuring that public health standards for water fluoridation are clearly defined and maintained.

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