Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continued to speak about his concerns with fluoride being used in the United States’ water supply on Wednesday. “It’s lowering IQ in our children,” he said, despite major medical associations and other groups supporting its use as safe and one that benefits the U.S. population.
Hedging, Kennedy said he wouldn’t force water districts to remove fluoride from public water, but would advise them “about their legal liability” to protect their constituents, he told NBC News. It’s unclear what that liability would be due to the use of fluoride at the levels in public water widely being accepted by the scientific community as safe.