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Biden administration seeks last-minute appeal of court loss over fluoride in water

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A federal judge ruled last year that fluoride was "hazardous at dosages that are far too close to fluoride levels in the drinking water of the United States " The Biden administration filed notice Friday with the federal district court in San Francisco .

It will be up to the incoming Trump administration to decide whether to continue the appeal.

Public health experts have long defended fluoridation as a public health achievement.