Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he plans to tell the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to stop recommending fluoride in drinking water.
RFK Jr. held a press conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, after the state became the first in the country to ban fluoride from public water systems.
BREAKING: Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he plans to tell CDC to stop recommending fluoride in drinking water. https://t.co/sUMQwKgGdc
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 7, 2025
Although RFK Jr. cannot order communities to stop fluoridating its public water systems, he can direct the CDC to stop recommending it.
He also can work with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to change the allowed amount.
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