Thursday, 17 April 2025

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. To Issue New Fluoride Guidance To CDC, EPA “Prepared To Act”

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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.

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.

WATCH:

From the Associated Press:

Republican Gov. Spencer Cox signed legislation barring cities and communities from deciding whether to add the cavity-preventing mineral to their drinking water. Water systems across the state must stop fluoridation by May 7.

Kennedy praised Utah for emerging as “the leader in making America healthy again.” He was flanked by Utah legislative leaders and the sponsor of the state’s fluoride law.

“I’m very, very proud of this state for being the first state to ban it, and I hope many more will,” he said.

Kennedy oversees the CDC, whose recommendations are widely followed but not mandatory. State and local governments decide whether to add fluoride to water and, if so, how much — as long as it doesn’t exceed a maximum set by the EPA, which is currently 4 milligrams per liter.

Zeldin said his agency was launching a renewed examination of scientific studies on the potential health risks of fluoride in drinking water to help inform any changes to the national standards.

“We’re prepared to act based on the science,” EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said.

WATCH:

Full text:

EPA and CDC Initiate Federal Action on Fluoridation

FAN has written a detailed analysis of the historic announcements made by @SecKennedy and @epaleezeldin on water fluoridation.

Secretary Kennedy officially announced that he will direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to take two immediate steps:

1) stop recommending fluoridation in communities nationwide, and

2) convene a community preventative services task force made up of independent health experts to study fluoridation and make new recommendations, which should include a new “optimal” level.

After the HHS Secretary made his announcements, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin spoke, sharing that Kennedy met with him as soon as he was confirmed, and the first priority they discussed was protecting the public from water fluoridation.

Zeldin announced that the EPA will use this process to “expeditiously review new scientific information on potential health risks of fluoride in drinking water,” adding that:

“When this is completed, we will have an updated foundational scientific evaluation that will inform the agency’s future steps,” which will likely include a new MCL and MCLG.

In our article, we address:

* The Status of our Federal Lawsuit against the EPA
* Why Didn’t They Just Ban Fluoridation?
* Does This Mean The Battle Is Over?

Let us all take a moment to celebrate these major victories and pat ourselves on the back for the significant and meaningful progress we’ve all made together over the past 25 years.

Then, it’s time to prepare to work harder than ever to follow through on our promise to create a world safe from fluoride.

We’re almost there!

Per Axios:

Zeldin did not specify what, if anything, the EPA will do. Kennedy previously said the Trump administration would advise U.S. water systems to remove fluoride from public water.

More than 60% of the U.S. population is connected to water systems that contain added fluoride, per the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Bills similar to Utah’s have been introduced in Tennessee, North Dakota and Montana.


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