WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday it plans to conduct a scientific review of children’s fluoride supplements with the goal of removing them from the market.
Fluoride has long been a mainstay in the dental industry, lauded by health officials for strengthening teeth and reducing cavities.
Many communities in the U.S. even add fluoride to their drinking water.
However, U.S. Public Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has long talked about the dangers of fluoride and recently said he would order the CDC to stop recommending it be added to municipal drinking water.
A report last year by the federal government’s National Toxicology Program concluded that drinking water with more than twice the CDC’s recommended level was associated with lower IQs in children.
“Ending the use of ingestible fluoride is long overdue,” Kennedy said in a statement Tuesday. "This decision brings us one step closer to delivering on President Trump’s promise to Make America Healthy Again.”
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said fluoride supplements pose a risk when swallowed because they may interfere with healthy gut bacteria. He also referenced studies showing decreased IQ in children from excess fluoride.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton also announced an investigation into the marketing of fluoride toothpastes by Colgate-Palmolive and Proctor and Gamble.
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