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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Julia Musto and Associated Press

EPA to review ‘new science’ on fluoride as RFK Jr. reportedly tells CDC to stop recommending it

The Environmental Protection Agency said it would review “new science” on fluoride in drinking water in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services this week.

The agency’s announcement comes as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is reportedly instructing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to change its guidance on fluoridation - telling the agency to stop recommending fluoridation in communities nationwide.

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