Windsor health unit wants fluoride put back into the water

WECHU says percentage of children with decay or in need of urgent care on the rise

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Caption: The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit said they want the city to put fluoride back in the water.

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is recommending Windsor put fluoride back in its water.
It's a position officials have previously taken but now have some new data to back it up.
According to the health unit's annual report,(external link) between 2011-2012 to 2016-2017, the percentage of children with tooth decay or requiring urgent care has increased by 51 per cent.
It also says 4 out of 5 Windsor-Essex residents support putting fluoride back in the water.
Windsor stopped adding fluoride to its water back in 2013.